Ella POV
Alexander’s scent made my head spin this close, and for a brief second, I almost considered telling him whatever he wanted to know. Even with a dormant wolf, the mate bond urged me to reassure him that I wasn’t cheating on him. I had never even slept with a man before I met Alexander.
But I couldn’t tell him that. What if it would change his mind about the contract? What if he would decide not to divorce me in the end after all? I had to play my cards right.
“I met Liam in grade school,” I answered coolly, flipping over so my back was facing him. “We hit it off immediately.”
Technically, it was true. Liam and I had become friends quickly as children, like two old souls connecting with just one look.
Alexander just didn’t know that there was nothing more to it t
