The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 49
Fiona
The warm touch of Alexander’s hand lightly stroking my cheek brought me out of a deep sleep, and I blinked my eyes open to find him sitting beside me on the bed.
“I hate to wake you,” he said softly. “But you need to eat something.” He ran his fingers through my hair, his rough fingertips grazing my skin as he did so, sending pulses of warmth into me everywhere he touched. “Are you up for joining me in the dining room, or should I have something brought in here?”
hes.”
our bodies came closer, and he looked deep into my eyes.
hen I met his gaze, my desire s
out of the palace, something had happened.
d.
marked eagerness.
eam, like he always did after his evening showers. My eyes flicked up unconsciously to take in the sight. He caught me looking and smiled smugly.
he page.
e gold silk sheets and started inching his way closer to me.
a second later, pulling my body close to his. I ran my other hand up his scar-covered back. Every inch of it was a reminder of that cruel night when he was whipped bloody after co
sked, his voice a whisper.
s gaze dropped from my eyes to my mouth, and I licked my lips unconsciously.
hot breath coming close, I turned my face to the side. His soft lips landed on my neck, sending a shiver down my spine.
ighed and started to pull away.
ust been getting started, it was suddenly over. Alexander shifted to lie flat on his back. I relaxed my body beside him, with my head on his chest and our limbs partly entwined. The heat pulsing from his body into mine had me melting back down into a heavy, much-needed slumber just minutes later.
nth from launch.”
eady feeling nervous about taking it on, even before he added this final detail.
do it,” I said.
“Great.” Conrad clapped his hands loudly, giving me a slight startle
m sure I will have many questions. But I’l
girl,” he said, snapping his fingers and pointing at me. “I need to take this.” He pressed his finger to his ear, picking up a cal
hing I’d worked with before, with an operating budget that made my eyes widen when I saw the number on the page.
my doorway, pantomiming knocking on the open door.
“What can I do for you, Gerald?”
ught trailed off when he spied the proposal in my hands. “Oh, a n
ndeed, it is.”
sion of an existing account.”
d been holding it up. “Is that… that’s not the expansion project, is it? The one they’ve been talking about for years? Conrad… gave you the expansion project?”
the project proposal. All I know is that Conrad is making it my full-time job to get it off the ground.”
uneasy.
t professional.
to get off the ground anytime soon.” He squinted at me, looking like he was trying to solve a difficult math problem.
seems to think that I can.” I shrugged. “I suppose we will see how it turns out next mo
xt month?”
d I plan to meet it.”
f as a cough, covering his mouth with a balled fist until he could compose himself. “I better let you get to it, then,” he said, standing to leave and trying, poorly, to hold back a mocking smile.