Chapter 16- Author's Pov

"Are you done touching my chest." Sleep left Alina's eyes as soon as she heard these words. She got up and sat straight with wide eyes.

She couldn't look into his eyes because of embarrassment. She herself crossed the boundary she set.

"Someone said something about bot crossing the border. " Anton said with the hint of mockery in it.

"I was asleep, I didn't realize." Alina said.

"You said something about punishment. Didn't you ." He smirked while looking at her flustered face.

'So, you want to go leave the room as punishment. " She said while getting up from the bed to go out.

Anton held her wrist and pulled her back. She fell down on the bed, and he hovered over her.

"I never asked you to leave the room." He said.

"But I said I'll throw you out of the room as the punishment if you cross the border." She said while avoiding eye contact as the closeness between them was making her feel shy.

Anton places his index finger under her chin and makes her look at him.

"That's what you said,