Alexander POV

The following day, I stepped out of my office for a quick with a government official that has been proving stubborn with me, and my eyes landed, unfortunately, on her workspace.

Ethan was standing too close. Whispering something in her ear.

My jaw tightened before my mind even processed it.

Was he trying to win her back?

Or were they planning a date?

Ridiculous. Yet the thought crawled under my skin anyway.

But then she shoved him away, actually ...