Josie's POV
After Alexander locked the bedroom door and made his dark, possessive declaration.
I had expected anger or an argument, but instead Alexander had walked away afterward as if the conversation was already settled.
Lily had fallen asleep on the couch watching cartoons, and one of the house staff carried her gently to her bedroom while I stood by the door.
She is laid now, the staff said. Thank you, I replied.
My mind kept replaying the moment in the bedroom, the way Alexander blocked Daniel's number without hesitation, the calm certainty in his voice when he said I belonged to him, it should have irritated me cause months ago it definitely would have.
But now the feeling sitting in my chest wasn't anger. Alexander had always been possessive in his own quiet way, even when
