The Billionaire’s Runaway Bride
s she couldn't help but notice the room surroundin
k, the aroma smelled of expensi
rief moment. Her mind struggled to put t
liquor, the dance, the music.
ub. The danc
ough her as she realized where she
most scared to breathe, and th
ince the day they met, was sleeping next to her, hi
k. The truth of what had occurred hit her wit
erself to become so engrossed in the m
man who had spent her life being caut
on the floor, the mild aching in her muscles, she smelled li
so far out of her league that it was almost absurd
ssed to herself. Laura's thoughts raced as
e pretend this never happened, or should she just acce
felt Alexander move next her. His breathing be
e than anything to simply disappear, fade into the
sleep. Then they sharpened, and he turned to face her. His gaze filled with surprise
e said, his voice stil
t each other, the weight of the situa
tuation. She was very conscious of their physical, emotional, and social distan
that only made th
ering the sheets around
th the heavy curtains drawn back just enoug
up, as did her, rising up to the consequ
lly breaking the silence tha
ly closed his fingers around her wri
her throat, and noticed that his face ha
es you look like a call girl and I know y
id began to pull away from his grip
ow this wasn't supposed t
want to run off?" He asked. Hi
throat, the weight of her emoti
she whispered, her
don't... sleep with
gaze fixed on her, as if he were trying to
p, the sheets folde
an that sleeps with anybody I meet. I always have cont
ver. He was the only man that has ever made
and I'm still here drooling over this man
d out of h
say?" She as
t that kind of man e
indication that he was lying, but from
ff guard, and it made her
little. She had always thought of him as being perfectly in
as human as she was, which made
now what to do" Sh
nd he reached out again, shoving the ha
unexpected that it sent sh
o anything. Just go
. "But if you want to stay, that's
s he spoke. The manner he presented her wit
ing her into staying. He was si
a understood she didn't
and I've been away all night. I'm afraid,
omething to eat at least. I'm sure your head is
." She said
est breakfast of her life. She got dre
he said as soon as s
into a warm embrace, the scent of h
" He said planting a so
ou home." He said as h
said softly as sh
e was a real
t from attending to him at the office
d so fast but she
ead, the exact place
n't stop
new, something delicate yet hop