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Sebastian’s eyes widen, and he looks at me, the expression in his eyes making me shudder.
He straightens himself out and turns to Alec, a calculative expression on his face. “Alexander,” he says, nodding politely. “It’s great to finally meet you in person.”
Alec frowns at him and looks him up and down. “Who the fuck are you?”
I see the indignation in Sebastian’s eyes, but he pushes it down and forces a smile onto his face. “You recently invested in my start-up. Fi Solutions?”
Alec frowns and grabs his phone, pushing the buttons angrily as his arm wraps around me tightly. “Do I own any shares in some company called Fi Solutions?” he asks.
His impatience increases with every second that he’s left waiting for a reply.
“Sell them,” he barks out, before ending the call angrily.
“No!” Sebastian says, his voice raised. “I… why would you? We’re starting to become so profitable. We’ll give you a great return, Alexander. I can guarantee it. If you sell your shares right now, you’ll sink our share price. Please, reconsider.”
Sebastian glances at me and grabs my hand, clenching tightly. “Elena, please, tell him.”
“And that’s where you went wrong,” he says, yanking Sebastian’s hand off mine, his anger overflowing. “Don’t fucking touch my woman. Don’t look at her. Don’t speak to her. Don’t even fucking think about her. If you ever come near her again, I’ll do worse than sink your fucking share price.”
Alec pulls me along angrily. “Why the fuck do you look so fucking beautiful today anyway?” he says through gritted teeth. “You weren’t even sure I was going to be here. For all you know, my grandfather would’ve done tonight’s speech and I never would’ve even showed up. Who do you look this beautiful for, huh?”
I bite back a smile when he walks me to the dance floor, his arms wrapping around me. He seems restless, and his hands keep roaming over my body. The way he looks at me both amuses me and thrills me.
“Jealousy looks cute on you,” I tell him.
“Me? Jealous?” he says, huffing.
“You’re not? Hmm… I guess you won’t mind if I go dance with Sebastian, then?”
He tightens his grip on me and pulls me closer until my body is flush against his. “Don’t even fucking dream about it, Elena. I’ve read your background check. I know you used to date him. It’s enough that you once used to be his. He isn’t getting anything more than the memory of you, and even that is too much.”
I smile up at him and wrap my arms around his neck. “Okay, husband,” I tell him.
Alec twirls me around before pulling me back, and I crash into his arms. “Say that again.” I raise my brows, and Alec brushes my hair out of my face. “I love it when you call me husband like that.”
“Do you now… husband dearest?”
Alec pauses in the middle of the dance floor and nods. “Yes,” he says. “In fact, I want to hear you being referred to as my wife in public everywhere we go. I want people addressing you as Mrs. Kennedy. I want the whole world to know that you’re mine.”
He drops down on one knee in the middle of the dance floor, and several gasps sound around me. The music stops, and a spotlight illuminates us.
“Elena Diana Rousseau,” he says, pulling a ring box from his pocket. My heart skips a beat and I stare at him with wide eyes. He’s always told me before we put on an act, so why didn’t he this time?
“You’ve had me enthralled from the moment I ran into you again, all those months ago. I’ve fought my feelings for you for as long as I could, but it’s a losing battle.”
He opens the ring box, and I gasp. It isn’t the ring I picked—but it’s the ring I secretly wanted. He noticed?
“I can’t even imagine the rest of my life without you,” he says. “Please, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
I blink in disbelief and nod. “Yes.Yes, Alec. A thousand times, yes.”
He looks into my eyes, and even though we’re surrounded by hundreds of people, it’s like it’s just me and him right in this moment.
Alec slides the ring onto my finger and rises. He threads his hand through my hair and kisses me roughly, with no regard for the people surrounding us, and I kiss him back just as passionately.
I’m breathless by the time I pull away, and both of us are smiling widely. “Alec,” I whisper. “The ring?”
He pushes my hair behind my ear and cups my cheek. “Baby, you deserve every single thing you set your eyes on. I’m going to make it my job to give youeverything, even the things you don’t dare ask for.”
