#Chapter 238: Black as pitch

“Fi…” Alex’s eyes roved my form, taking me in from head to toe, and settled on the diamond necklace around my neck. I think I succeeded in rendering him completely speechless this time. “You like?” I knew he did. “This looks incredible on you,” he said, coming close and running both hands over the necklace delicately, before sliding them up to stroke my neck and throat. “Like it was made for you,” he mumbled, his amber eyes going hazy. I shivered under his light touches and released a tiny moan of comfort, then stepped forward to hug him. “I’m the luckiest man in the world,” he whispered, lowering his face to hover in my hair. I almost laughed at the horrible irony of Alexander’s words. This was a man whose job required him to walk into a den of monsters in two days’ time. Lucky? Nina walked back into the room from the nursery, doing a little double-take and stopping in her tracks when she saw the two of us wrapped up in each other’s arms. I eased out of Alex’s embrace and turne