~Elias~

"He was looking at you," I growl, my voice dark, and vibrating against her lips, my breathing shallow and fast. "Henry. He spent the entire briefing staring at your mouth, Alice. It almost drove me entirely out of my mind."

Alice gasps, her dark eyes widening in sudden, breathless shock as she feels the fierce, territorial heat radiating from my skin. A deep, brilliant blush instantly floods her cheeks, her lips parting as her hands fly up to grip the lapels of my blazer, her fingers ...