#Chapter 11: Spring

Ella POV Alexander’s scent made my head spin this close, and for a brief second, I almost considered telling him whatever he wanted to know. Even with a dormant wolf, the mate bond urged me to reassure him that I wasn’t cheating on him. I had never even slept with a man before I met Alexander. But I couldn’t tell him that. What if it would change his mind about the contract? What if he would decide not to divorce me in the end after all? I had to play my cards right. “I met Liam in grade school,” I answered coolly, flipping over so my back was facing him. “We hit it off immediately.” Technically, it was true. Liam and I had become friends quickly as children, like two old souls connecting with just one look. Alexander just didn’t know that there was nothing more to it than friendship. I heard him huff softly as he flopped back down onto his back on the other side of the bed. “How long have you two been seeing each other?” he asked after another