Chapter 23
SYDNEY'S POV
Alexander cleared his throat when I didn’t look up.?“Sydney?”
I looked up with a smile.?“I’m sorry. I got distracted. What were you saying?”
His eyes strayed to the phone in my grip and lingered there, and I thought I saw his jaw harden, but his voice was calm and soft when he spoke again.?“I got you a gift.”
“Oh yes, of course,”?I spluttered, then quickly took the box from his outstretched hands.
As he stood there, smiling at me as if he was waiting for something, I contemplated transferring the?five million breakup fee?to him now so I could just leave with some of my things tonight. That way, I’d get to spend the first hours of the day with Grace. But then I looked down at the gift he got me, and my gaze slid back to his.
He had never gotten me a gift before. Perhaps, it was to dissuade me from insisting on breaking the mating bond. I couldn’t bring myself to bring up the issue now.
“Thank you,”?I said instead, observing my handiwork.?“It’s a beautiful bracelet.”
“I made

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