“The warriors do patrol the borders,” Alexander explained.He held his hand out to help me up onto a small ledge, and I took it, trying not to think about how warm his palm was. Far below us, the paparazzi were struggling to keep up. Some of them had given up entirely.“But I like being hands-on. Pl
EllaYesterday’s kiss may have momentarily distracted the press from the contract scandal, but that didn’t mean I wanted to spend more time with Alexander than absolutely necessary.Especially not after last night.But Alexander was right; the press would be watching us like hawks over the coming da
“Well.” Alpha John slapped his knees and stood. “Now that that’s settled, I suppose we should go—”“Actually,” Alexander said, “we’re not finished.”John and Helen exchanged glances. Alexander took a deep breath. “As you know, there was a leak regarding a contract between myself and Ella.”“Yes, we
EllaThe following morning, I woke to the sound of water running. I cracked one eye open first, then the other, and realized that Alexander was no longer sleeping beside me.Yesterday’s memories, still too fresh for comfort, washed over me. The kiss, the bitterness, the awful things we’d said to eac
He slid into bed beside me, taking care to stay on his side. Neither of us spoke for a long moment.Finally, I snapped my book shut. “Just so we’re clear,” I said, “I only kissed you because you weren’t doing anything to stop those journalists from asking too many questions.”Alexander scoffed. “Rig
EllaAs I stood in Alexander’s shower later that night, hot water cascading down my back, my fingers kept drifting up to my mouth. I couldn’t stop touching my lips. The ghost of Alexander’s kiss still lingered there, no matter how hard I scrubbed at the skin.I hadn’t meant for it to be so… intense.