#Chapter 158: Ghosts

Ella’s POV I froze and looked up wildly into Alexander’s eyes, expecting to see him staring down at me with anger or lust or… well, anything in his gaze. But they were closed. And his chest was rising and falling steadily. He was still sleeping, somehow, but had thrown his arms around me and pulled me into bed with him. Perhaps, by accidentally tugging on the mate bond, I had triggered his body to reach for me. But I couldn’t have him waking up and finding me like this. It would be too difficult to explain. Carefully, slowly, I tried to shift my weight. Maybe if I could just ease out of his grip without disturbing him, I could slip away and he’d never know I’d been here. He’d think it was just a dream or his imagination playing tricks on him, if he even remembered anything at all. I managed to move about an inch before his eyes snapped open. For a second, we just stared at each other. His green eyes were unfocused at first, confused, but then t