••• Victoria’s POV ••• Oh, my Goddess! I touched my cheeks, which felt hot and were surely red. When Alpha Damien placed me on his lap, my body practically melted under his touch. I nearly let him kiss me until I remembered his reputation as a playboy Alpha, and my body just reacted on its own by pushing him away before getting back to my own seat. I knew he must have thought that I was rude as I let him manhandle me and then pushed him away, but we were only in a contractual relationship, and we weren’t mates. I felt there was no need for us to have any physical relationship except for the usual hand-holding, hand around my waist and shoulders, a peck or two on the cheeks or forehead if needed just for show in front of everybody else so they wouldn’t get suspicious. To

