Chapter 51

"Sounded like what?" Summer Knight tilted her head and looked up at Alexander Barron with a fake curious look, her wide glossy eyes blinking innocently like she had no clue. At this point, their positions had flipped—he loomed over her, exuding that intense presence that made it impossible for her to dodge. She had nowhere to run. "Sounded more like you were... inviting me to do something else with you." Alexander's voice carried a teasing lilt, clearly in a great mood. Seeing the girl nestled in his arms with those hazy, wet eyes, he couldn't resist poking her soft little cheek with a finger. One poke, and it puffed up like a little puffball squirrel glaring at him. Cute to the extreme. His eyes darkened with heat—he was dangerously close to melting from how ridiculously sweet she looked. "Big brother, stop talking nonsense!" Summer slapped a hand over his mouth, genuinely worried he'd keep teasing her until her cover was blown—her cheeks were already burning up. "You get back to work