When it came to Alexander, it seemed like I didn’t have any self- control. Especially since I hadn’t been pleasured by a man in such a long time. And the sizzling chemistry that Alexander and I had was hot enough to burn this hotel down to the ground.


    When I didn’t respond to his question, Alexander put his hand on my shoulder, and an electric shock went down my spine, making my knees buckle.


    “Are you alright?” he murmured.


    Finally, I came to my senses and backed away from him.


    His hand went down to his side, and surprise crossed his face.


    “I’m fine,” I muttered breathlessly. “I’m just a little tired after the crazy day I’ve had.<i>” </i>


    Just from the cocky look on his face, I could tell Alexander didn’t believe my lie. Hurriedly, I changed the subject.


    “Since I won the best, you have to uphold your promise,” I said and straightened my posture. “Tell me where Kelly’s grandmother is.”


    “I’ll tell you,” he promised and strode across the room, taking a seat on the plush white couch.


    So that I could keep a clear head, I sat on one of the wooden stools at the kitchen ind and gestured for him to continue.


    “I’m not going to bite, you know,” he teased and nodded at. empty space of the rest of the couch.


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    I sighed, and since I didn’t want to waste any more fome backer <b>stood </b>and sunk down at the end of the couch, still keeping my


    distance


    As soon as I was seated. Alexander’s expression turned serios


    My heart pounded, and my hands clenched


    What was he about to reveal?


    Alexander drew in a long breath, and he let it out slowly


    Annoyance came over me, and I wished that he would just tell me what he knew.


    Finally, his eyes met mine, and he started talking


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    “Kelly doesn’t have an uncle,” Alexander said.


    His words hung in the air, swirling around me as I tried to make sense of them. His big reveal threw me for a loop because I had been expecting information about Kelly’s grandma, not her uncle


    “The old woman that we met with earlier today was a neighbordy that Kelly paid to act as her grandmother,” Alexander continued when it became obvious that I wasn’t going to say anything right now in my stunned silence. “My sources tell me that Kelly coughed up five hundred dors to a woman named Dorothy who used to be on Broadway. That’s why she was so good at acting as Kelly’s grandma.”


    My mind whirled like an out of control tornado. It spun through my head, creating destruction until I could no longer think straight. The more that Alexander told me, the more confused that I bec


    “But…you said that you knew where Kelly’s real grandmother was.<i>” </i>I


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    pointed out in an awed voice when I regained the ability to talk.


    ???


    Alexander paused and eyed me like he was deciding whether or not I could handle the news that he was about to tell me. “Kelly’s grandmother is dead.”


    The room around me spun, and I had to put my hands down on the soft couch and grip the cool fabric so that I wouldn’t faint. “What the hell are you talking about?” I demanded.


    “Kelly’s grandmother passed awayst week,” Alexander said.


    “Are you serious?” I questioned and eyed him. A small part of me thought that this was all some big joke.


    But I knew Alexander better than that. He would never joke about something as serious as this.


    “Even though Kelly is so young, she’s had a very tragic life,” Alexander said, a troubled look crossing his handsome features. “After I left Kelly’s fake grandma house, I had my tech guy look into her, and what I found was…sad.”


    I swallowed around therge lump in my throat and gestured for him to continue.


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