For a second, Mirena blinked, genuinely caught off guard by his words. A love bite? The corners of her eyes twitched, her brain struggling to place the meaning of the words. Then, like a perfect cue, Alexander's face flashed through her mind, followed closely by an all too vivid memory of what happened less than twenty four hours ago. That bastard, she swore, biting the inside of her cheek hard. Of course he would leave marks. Like an untrained dog. God, she swore, the next time she saw him, she’d give him an earful—or a slap. Or maybe neither. Maybe staying away for a while after what happened was the smarter choice. After all, facing him after he'd seen her like that, wasn't exactly something she'd ever planned for. Even now, just thinking about it made something unse

