BELLA I almost gave in to the urge to wear a daring, outrageous dress, one of those jaw-dropping kinds that would leave Alex speechless and make his mind wander in only one direction… straight down south. The thought of watching him lose control because of me was tempting, so tempting that I actually lingered on the idea for a while. But then, I stopped myself. No. Tonight didn’t have to revolve around s*x. It didn’t have to be about seduction or trying to keep his eyes locked on me in that one particular way. I wanted to see what he had planned, to let him take the lead me and surprise me. So instead of going all out, I chose something that struck a balance—an outfit that wasn’t exactly decent but not so revealing that he wouldn’t be able to think about anything other than my cleav

