Alexandria POV
My gaze left his as he led me into his magnificent mansion. I had anticipated being taken to the room where my children and I had slept on our first night here, but instead, he walked past that door.
"Where are you taking me, Your Highness?" I inquired.
"To my room," he replied, igniting a flurry of improper thoughts in my mind. Images of him passionately kissing me until I was breathless danced in my head. I knew it was wrong to entertain such fantasies, given our complicated circumstances, but I couldn't help envisioning us reunited, just like in old times.
Life had dealt us an unfair hand, and despite Raizel's outward indifference, I knew he cared. Five years ago, he had protected me by sending me away.
"When we're alone, Alexa," he paused before a bronze door, his
