Chapter 18

••• Victoria’s POV ••• Oh, my Goddess! I touched my cheeks, which felt hot and were surely red. When Alpha Damien placed me on his lap, my body practically melted under his touch. I nearly let him kiss me until I remembered his reputation as a playboy Alpha, and my body just reacted on its own by pushing him away before getting back to my own seat. I knew he must have thought that I was rude as I let him manhandle me and then pushed him away, but we were only in a contractual relationship, and we weren’t mates. I felt there was no need for us to have any physical relationship except for the usual hand-holding, hand around my waist and shoulders, a peck or two on the cheeks or forehead if needed just for show in front of everybody else so they wouldn’t get suspicious. To have any physical relationship with him would only add to unnecessary attachments. What if he fell in love with me? Not that I thought he would, but there was always a possibility, right? For now, I didn’t want to be in