i's

greetings. Thankfully, Sophia would be the one handling most

ophia groaned, cl

eing because I was hun

rinned, already

eaned close, whispering, "They're all so nice here. Oh, and

ing my head. "Already? W

gged wit

staff and bosses are

smirked slyly, "I

?" I cha

r ex-husband, Axel. I saw th

"Nothing will ever happen between us

ars and no one else. You're still tether

r, but my pu

rant, I had buried the thought. Inside, the s

rve you?" The waiter's smile was cha

e and two plates of

ntly. Pasta,

ing the air. I was about to tak

ly familiar. Axel's jawline, Axel's posture yet different. His hair w

her eyes widened. "What the

ly, memories stirring. "Born min

ropped. "What ar

I'm going to

hy

fect for my next

wide. "You can

," I cut in, my voice

That's insane. I

yful pout. "It's just a game

g my breath. As I approached him, hi

ing his lips. "To what do I owe the a

table with a practice

ecognition flicker

e," I c

his hand. His grip was firm, his eyes lingering on mine longer than ne

hen you won't be surprised

?" His tone was

t blinking. "I want y

ed, shaking his head in disbeli

es?" I ask

n't play toy games. Especially no

game. It's revenge. Axel ruined me. Now, I'm g

ng back my soul. "Do you even realize what you're asking?" he said slowly. "If I touch

red, lips curlin

n me, torn between reason and temptation. Final

smiled, "yo

head. "I don't share beds with women seeking revenge. I take what

hispered, the words

nge, danger. He reached out, brushing his thumb acr

lmost a growl. "But when this explode

his hand in mine, I could feel Sophia's eyes boring holes i

ng open, and

eyes darted instantly to my hand in Doman's. The

re, Doman?" Axel's voice was a

friend like that. He deserves re

me, disbelief and fury warr

delight. "Her man," he declared, smirking directly at Axel. "Whic

p forward, fists clenched. "She's my wife," he roared, the words rip

mered violently. Wife? The word hung in the silence like a b