Chapter 59

Vivian felt her ears suddenly burning. In the previous life that Alexander couldn't remember, he'd sometimes ask the exact same thing: "Did that hurt?" Or… "I’ll be gentler next time." Vivian patted her cheeks hard, trying to calm herself down. Chill, girl! The guy's still a rookie in love, hasn’t even dipped his toes in yet! Keep it together! "Vivian? What are you doing?" Alexander quickly grabbed her hand and stared at her reddened face, his dark eyes full of concern. Vivian couldn't help but laugh. Can’t a girl slap her own face now? "I'm hungry," she rubbed her stomach, smoothly switching topics. No way was she admitting she'd just smacked herself to shake off those dirty thoughts in her head. Alexander's gaze shifted slightly. Then noticing her flushed ears, the corners of his mouth lifted into a smirk. Yeah… he had a feeling what was going on. Naughty little thing. He leaned in, his lips brushing against her burning ear, voice deep and low, "When the time comes, I promise I’ll be