Chapter 69 Aria

• A sudden wave of longing and desire rises through my body, the euphoria of seeing him again making me realize how much I’ve missed him. With two children to raise, sometimes it’s easy to forget my own emotions. With Alexander, I am overwhelmed with longing, desire, love, and a desire to be in his arms once more.
• Alexander’s scent hits my nostrils like an avalanche of sensations, a striking aroma that invades my senses and makes me falter for a moment. I feel my body react immediately, my heart racing in an uneven rhythm as I try to keep my expression under control. It doesn’t take long for Alexander to reach us; his steps are confident, his bearing imposing, and the slight smile on his lips shapes his presence in an overwhelming way. He has a magnetism that, no matter how hard I try to ignore it, completely disarms me.
• When he stops in front of us, his posture is impeccable, his eyes shine with a familiarity that takes my mind five years back in time, to carefree nights and days filled with laughter. My body still remembers every touch, every glance, and it’s almost impossible to reconcile those memories with the image of the man before me now: Alexander, the Duke. He leans slightly in a casual greeting, but the wide, open smile he offers both of us shakes all of my foundations, a cruel reminder that he is still the man I fell desperately in love with.