Slow Fall

Alexia's POV

I should have pushed him away.

I should have told him to back off.

But I didn't.

Because the moment Aiden stepped between my legs, placing his hands on my thighs with a casual dominance that sent a jolt of heat straight through my body, I was trapped.

Trapped between my own desires and the logic screaming at me that this was a mistake.

Trapped between his intoxicating scent—clean, musky, expensive—and the slow, deliberate way his thumbs brushed over the sensitive skin of my thighs.

I swallowed hard, gripping my spoon like it was my only anchor to reality. Breathe, Alexia. Focus. Think.

"What… what exactly do you mean by this proposition?" I asked, my voice steadier than I felt.

Aiden smirked, tilting his head slightly, his dark eyes gleaming with amusement—as if he knew I was stalling. As if he could see right through me.