“Come on,” she muttered, twisting further and wincing. “Stupid thing.”I took a step back, figuring I should probably leave instead of watching her undress like a creep. But the way she was struggling made me feel like an asshole for leaving. She had clearly been struggling with the corset by hersel
AlexanderBusiness to handle. Right.The truth was, I’d made up the excuse because I needed to get away from Ella before I did something stupid again.Dancing with her under the moonlight had been torture of the sweetest kind. The way she’d felt in my arms, the rose in her hair, the utter adoration
“What are you doing?” I asked as he walked back to me.Still without answering, he reached up and gently tucked the rose behind my ear, his fingers brushing against my cheek. “Dance with me.”I stared at him in shock. “What?”“There’s music inside. We can hear it perfectly well out here.” He held ou
EllaWhen we finally broke apart, both of us were breathing hard. My head spun, heart pounded, every nerve ending tingling as if I’d just gripped a live wire in my bare hands.“Delicious,” my wolf purred. And it was. I could have had a thousand of those kisses and never felt satisfied.But as the ca
Then I felt a warm hand slip into mine, fingers intertwining with my own.“Hey,” Alexander said softly. “You okay?”I opened my eyes slowly. Alexander was crouched beside my chair, still devastatingly handsome even after hours of political schmoozing. His tie was loosened slightly, and a few strands
Ella & SophiaElla“Alexander. Ella.” Sophia stopped a respectful distance away and bowed her head. “I know this is awkward, but I wanted to explain why I’m here.”Alexander’s arm stayed firmly around my waist. The tension in his body took me completely by surprise; I knew he’d had a falling out wit