Chapter 79: Growing Bonds
(Amelia's POV)
I held Alexander's phone in my lap, feeling its weight, both literal and figurative. The silence between us wasn't tense, but something about it made my heart race. My fingers hovered over the screen, my thoughts swirling around whether or not going through it was a good idea.
“You can look, Amelia,” Alexander said lazily, his voice carrying that maddeningly smooth confidence of his. “I’ve told you before, I’m not hiding anything. So go ahead.”
I glanced up at him, half-suspicious and half-amused. He was lounging on the couch with the absolute ease you’d expect from someone who seemed to have full control over every situation. Even now, wearing his absurd glamour disguise—those ridiculous darkened glasses and the hood pulling his sharp featu
