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Closer Than Before
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2026-02-03 15:29:15
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The Alpha Who Ruined Me When He Touches Me
The first thing I notice is how still he is.Sebastian doesn’t move toward me when I enter. He doesn’t close the distance the way most men would after days of unsaid tension. He stays where he is, leaning against the counter, arms relaxed, gaze steady.Waiting.It makes my skin prickle.“You came,” he says.It’s not a question. It never is.“I almost didn’t,” I admit.His eyes flicker—not with surprise, but with understanding. “But you did.”I nod, slipping my coat off slowly, deliberately. I don’t know who I’m performing for—him or myself—but I feel different tonight. Less guarded. More exposed.“You’re nervous,” he observes.“I’m aware,” I reply. “Of everything.”“That’s new,” he says quietly.I step closer, stopping just outside his reach. The air between us feels charged, like something waiting to be named.“You haven’t touched me,” I say before I can stop myself.His gaze drops briefly—to my hands, the way my fingers curl and uncurl like they’re bracing for something.“I know.”“
The Alpha Who Ruined Me I Compare Them
I didn’t mean to compare them.That was the lie I told myself at first.I told myself it was coincidence. That it was normal. That anyone in my position would notice the difference between two people who occupied such different spaces in my life.But the truth was harsher.I compared them because one had taught me how to notice.My boyfriend was talking when I realized it.He was telling me about his day—something about a meeting that ran long, a coworker who annoyed him, a plan he had for the weekend. I nodded in the right places. I made the right sounds. I smiled when he paused, waiting for reassurance.But my attention drifted.Not because I didn’t care.Because I couldn’t help noticing what was missing.He talked at me, not to me.Sebastian would have noticed the way my fingers twisted together. He would have paused when my gaze slipped away. He would have adjusted his tone when my shoulders tightened.My boyfriend didn’t.“You’re quiet,” he said finally.“I’m listening,” I replie
The Alpha Who Ruined Me The Way He Looks At Me
I noticed it the moment I walked into the room.Not what he did.What he didn’t do.Sebastian didn’t move toward me this time. He didn’t offer a greeting or a question. He just looked at me—slowly, deliberately—like he was taking inventory of something that mattered to him.The look made my steps falter.“You’re distracted,” he said.The fact that he noticed before I spoke unsettled me.“I had a long day,” I replied.“Your day isn’t the reason,” he said calmly.I set my bag down, my fingers lingering on the strap. “You always say that.”“Because it’s usually true.”I met his gaze. “And what do you think the reason is this time?”He tilted his head slightly, studying me. The silence stretched—not awkward, not empty. Intentional.“You’re being pulled,” he said. “And you’re starting to resent the direction it’s coming from.”The accuracy of it made my chest tighten.“I didn’t say that.”“You didn’t need to.”I turned away, suddenly aware of the tension coiling low in my body. “You look a
The Alpha Who Ruined Me Closer Than Before
I didn’t tell anyone I was seeing him again.Not my friend.Not my boyfriend.Not even myself—at least, not in words.I told myself it was temporary. A pause. A space where I could breathe before deciding anything permanent. But the truth was simpler and far more unsettling: seeing Sebastian had begun to feel less like a choice and more like alignment. Like slipping into a rhythm my body had always known but my mind had ignored.We didn’t meet every day.That was his rule, not mine.And somehow, that made the moments we did share feel heavier, fuller—like something carefully rationed so it wouldn’t lose its potency.When I arrived at his place this time, he didn’t open the door immediately. I waited, listening to my own breathing, aware of how calm I felt despite everything I knew I was risking.When he did open it, he looked at me for a long moment before speaking.“You look different,” he said.“So do you,” I replied.That earned me a faint smile.Inside, the room was quiet. No musi
The Alpha Who Ruined Me I Stay Anyway
I didn’t see Sebastian for three days. That was the longest stretch since the warning—the longest I’d gone without hearing his voice, without feeling that steady presence hovering at the edges of my thoughts. I told myself the distance was intentional, that I was doing the smart thing. The safe thing. But safety felt hollow now. The warning followed me everywhere. Not the woman’s words exactly, but the understanding beneath them. That being close to Sebastian didn’t just change circumstances—it changed me. And once I’d seen that, I couldn’t unsee it. I tried to fall back into routine. Work. Texting my boyfriend. Smiling at the right moments. Saying the right things. It all felt like acting. Every laugh came half a second too late. Every conversation felt shallow, like I was speaking from behind glass. Even when my boyfriend wrapped an arm around me, I felt disconnected, my body responding out of habit rather than desire. He noticed. “You’re somewhere else lately,” he said one
The Alpha Who Ruined Me The First Warning
The warning didn’t come from Sebastian. That was the cruelest part. It came on an ordinary afternoon, the kind that should have passed without consequence. I was standing in line at a café near my office, half-listening to the hum of conversation around me, when someone said my name. Not loudly. Not urgently. Just enough to make my skin prickle. I turned. A woman stood a few steps away from me, her expression neutral but her eyes sharp, assessing. She looked familiar in the vague way strangers sometimes do—like we’d crossed paths before without meaning to. “Yes?” I said cautiously. She smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “You probably don’t remember me. We met once. Briefly.” “I’m sorry,” I said. “I don’t—” “That’s fine,” she interrupted gently. “Most people don’t.” Something about her tone made my stomach tighten. She stepped closer, lowering her voice. “I just wanted to tell you… be careful.” I frowned. “About what?” Her gaze flicked around the café, then returned to
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