Chapter 18

Viviane POV

Time went by slowly, I felt sleepy so I ended up curling on the back seat of the SUV and fell asleep. I opened my eyes to the sound of a sweet voice, someone had opened the door and stepped in. “Viv? Love, wake up.” He padded my cheek gently. "We are here and must meet my uncle.”

Philip helped me out of the car and led the way up a set of stairs. It was already dark when we arrived at his uncle's country estate. The sight of the massive modern building took away my breath, I could not keep my mouth shut. “This place is huge!” I said in excitement with my eyes wide open.

“Welcome” boomed, the voice I was sure, belonged to none other than Duke Paul Alexander.

I made a small bow but did not let go of Philip’s hand as we had our fingers entwined. My eyes didn’t escape the small clenched of the duke’s jaw. He obviously was mad with me, I’m supposed to be his mate. But if he thinks he’s going to fool me again, he’s wrong. He may look strikingly handsome in his three-piec