Chapter 250

Della’s POV

Something inside me trembled at how close he was. Staring back at his eyes, that’s full of desire and dominance, pulled me into a trance of inner dilemma.

A part of me wanted to swoon over at him and let him bring me to cloud nine again as he did last night, but the rational part of me knew better than to betray Albert again and disappoint the Moon Goddess.

I bit the inside of my cheek as hard as I could until I could taste the rusty metallic taste of my own blood.

Taking a deep breath, I calmed myself. Don’t be swayed by him, Della!

Looking straight back into his eyes with all the calmness I could master pushed him away from me. But with his resistance, it only made a few inches of gaps between us, with his hands remaining on my hips.

Emotionless, I asked, “Well, as business partners… apart from business, what else could we possibly talk about, Mr. K?”