Chapter Twenty Five

Chapter 25

Zuri’s wide, innocent eyes didn’t fool Maya, and she felt the beginnings of a headache drumming in her temples. She pulled her hand from Alex’s

and merely walked away, having no desire to listen to the mewings of his assistant any longer.

“You are welcome to stay, Zuri. I do hope you will have dinner with us tonight,” Alex said politely as Maya mounted the stairs.

She really had no idea where she was going, but upstairs seemed as good a place as any, and it would put her solidly away from the source of her irritation. She was nearly to the top when Alex overtook her.

“You should have waited for me,” he reproached. “I don’t like you navigating the stairs by yourself. What if you were to fall? In the future, someone will escort you up or down.”

Her mouth fell open. “You are not serious!”

He frowned, clearly not liking her tone of disbelief. “I’m very serious when it comes to your well being and that of our child.”

She blew out her breath in frustration as Alex escorted her fr