Chapter 15

Elena:

I had to fight the urge to follow Alvize as he walked toward his office, clearly annoyed by the love bite that was on my neck.

The fact that he noticed it and that it stirred something in him gave me hope. Though small, I knew that it was something. At least, I knew that he might have felt something from the bond, and that alone was somewhat enough for me.

I shook my head at myself as I entered the office, I had a lot of work to do, and the last thing that I needed was to get in more conflict with Alvize when he got back if he found out that I wasn’t working on anything. I didn’t have time to waste, and I knew that whatever happened with Drake was a simple one night thing. The two of us often had it when we were tired, bored, or alone. But that didn’t mean that it meant anything, at least to me. He was nothing more than a friend to me, and I did try to keep him in place, whether or not he chose to listen depended on him. The last thing that I needed was to be in a relationship