[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander didn’t question his grandmother when she came into his office to tell him about his apparent plans for the evening. In fact, he was actually looking forward to them.“Now that the truth has been let out, don’t you think it’s time for you and Evelyn to work on building
Alexander shared her excitement. He reached out to capture her hand, giving it a tight squeeze. “That’s amazing,” he said with a smile. “It’s because of all you’ve done to help him get better.”God, I love watching her cheeks flush. It reminds me of how utterly debauched she looked last night with m
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander bent down and captured Evelyn’s lips in a fierce kiss that threatened what was left of his resolve. Evelyn’s words felt so much more than just an invitation. They felt like a confession from the most hidden part of her.He had to remember, there wasn’t some illicit dru
Her face was deeply flushed from feeling so exposed. Her pouty lips were still somewhat puffy from all the kisses they shared. She was a true vision.Her voice came out shaky. “You’re wearing far too many clothes,” she told him.Alexander smirked and pulled himself off the bed. His eyes never left h
[Evelyn’s POV]I wasn’t entirely prepared for the nerve-pinching pain that accompanied Alexander’s movements. Of course, I wasn’t completely naive about the whole situation. A while back, I had done some research on the matter.I knew well enough that there would be a bit of discomfort in the beginn
He slowly pulled out and left the bed only to return back a moment later with a warm damp cloth. After he cleaned us both up a bit, he lowered himself down to lie next to me. I could hardly keep my eyes open.Alexander tucked me close to his side, pressing a short kiss to my head.“Sleep, sweetheart
[Third-Person]As much as Alexander would have happily given into another round of lovemaking with his wife, he chose to opt for simply holding Evelyn close while he lathered the two of them in clean-smelling body wash. He worked the soreness and tension in her aching muscles one section at a time.
“Are you alright?” she asked him softly.Alexander shook off the mild daze that he’d slipped into. He didn’t want to burden her with any of these thoughts, especially if he wasn’t fully sure that they were connected. What would be the point?Edward was doing better and Michael was still securely loc
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander was more than glad to know that Evelyn’s training had only managed to progress from that point on. Between hearing her own personal recounts of her sessions as well as checking in with either Erik or Thomas, he was satisfied.With one less thing pressing on his mind, A
Instead of helping him up, I actually reached down and snagged one of his ankles and, with all my strength, dragged me across the room. I heard the faint chuckles of Erik and Alexander as they watched this entire scene unfold.I’m sure it looked utterly ridiculous. Thomas was more than twice the siz
[Evelyn’s POV]I glanced at the mat on the floor but didn’t move an inch.I took a deep breath and slowly let it out. “Alexander, wherever it is that you’re planning, I’m not sure—”“Will you please just trust me?” he prompted.I clenched my jaw and, against my better judgment, moved over to the mat
That same, familiar pair of hands that had a high tendency to hold me close at night, came to wrap around my waist. My head tilted to the side as Alexander gathered most of my hair onto one of my shoulders.It was hard to believe that there was once a time when he and I weren’t like this. The though
[Evelyn’s POV]I really tried not to let the whole matter bother me. I was fairly sure that I wasn’t the only person to exist that wasn’t trainable. Still, I felt horrible knowing that I had wasted Erik and Thomas’ time.Every muscle and joint in my body was aching and for what? I couldn’t even say
“Believe me, although you got a little wobbly at the end there, it’s good to see that you still have that fire in you?”I turned back to glance at him with a questionable look. “Fire?”The two shared a knowing look with each other. “We, uh, heard about what happened with your Stepsister.”“Word alwa
[Third-Person’s POV]Evelyn had lost count of the number of times her curled fist connected with the hanging punching bag. The first few times were fine, having been shown the proper form. However, after the tenth time, she was really beginning to feel the burn in various parts of her body. Her join
Oliver had specifically expressed the importance of releasing a follow-up statement that could not only save face but rebuke anything the King had to say in regard to Alexander’s character.While Alexander was busy working on his newest press release, I had taken up my time in the greenhouse. I’d su
[Third-Person’s POV]Fiona felt frantic. Her nerves were growing more and more strained and coiled by the second.No. No, surely, Caroline had to be wrong in her assumption that she would be so clumsy and foolish as to leave something so vital behind.That night has been a manic blur from start to e