His manly scent

If I didn't say yes, then this time next week I could be underneath some old man who would make my skin crawl. And I would very much rather be under Aleksander's body. The realization of that thought made me gnaw on my bottom lip and look away from him again. I felt too warm in my own skin around him.

"I'm serious, Rhea. I might not particularly like taking you in this way, but if this is what I must do to have you I'm going to do it. I just want to make sure you accept it."

"Yes, Aleksander," I inhaled deeply. "I will agree to an exclusive contract with you. You will have to work around my schedule with the ballet, of course. That always comes first."

"Aleksander's eyes lit up even though his face didn't flinch . There was something burning in that gaze and the way he gobbled me up with his eyes had shivers curl up my spine. A slow smile pulled at the corner of his mouth.

"I can work with that," He stood up from his seat and began to walk around the table. "I'll reach out to Dax and