CHAPTER NINE

ELLA'S POV

"Whatever you’re trying to prove, Ella," He said, his voice softer, "it doesn’t change what’s between us."

"I have to return back to work, sir?" I said, my head bent in an aim not to catch his gaze.

"You're mine, Ella." I heard him say, my mind freezing with fear as I lose myself in the ocean blue color of his eyes.

The intoxicating fragrance of his body flared my nostrils, woody and dangerously seductively — I'd deduce. I couldn't help it but acknowledge the enticing feature of his body, his almost perfect body standing just an inch away from mine.

The fiery burn in his eyes held me in their captivating charm, the heat of the moment causing me to snap back into reality. I wasn't his, I told myself countlessly as my body throbbed, aching for his touch.

Pulling my self back, I said slowly freeing my hand from his grip, "I have to get back to work, sir." Flashing a final glance at him, I turned in an elegant swivel heading in the direction of the hospital. The glance I fl