Chapter 131

Back in the bedroom, Summer Knight wasn’t in a rush to sleep. Probably because she’d napped too much during the day—she just wasn’t feeling tired. She grabbed her phone and saw Grace Hill had messaged her again. “Glad you ate! Be good. I’ll come see you tomorrow.” Summer quickly replied, “Okay, I’ll wait for you! When you come, take me out for a bit, will you? Alexander Barron might listen to you.” After scrolling on her phone for a bit longer, Summer finally lay down. She wasn’t sure when exactly she fell asleep—one moment she was scrolling through messages, the next, her mind just slowly drifted off. In the middle of the night, the bedroom door clicked open ever so quietly. Alexander Barron crept in on tiptoe, even closing the door without a sound. He stood by the bed, looking down at the fast-asleep Summer, her peaceful face making something in him soften. It had been a while since he’d been this close to her. Unable to resist, he leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips—ju