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After a moment, the door creaked open to reveal Alexander, standing aloofly at the threshold, his gaze directed
downward at her.
With a swift gesture of her hand, Quinn signaled that it was tto eat. Alexander's eyes followed the
movement, darkening momentarily before he suddenly seized her wrist, pinning her against the wall. "Have you
lost your voice?" he queried, his tone laced with a hint of irritation.
Quinn found herself caught in his intense gaze, mere inches separating them. She parted her lips, intending to
respond, but words failed her. Her voice, slower than her signing, refused to cooperate, leaving her unable to
articulate a coherent response.
Alexander watched her impassively, his fingers tracing a path along her cheek, slowly outlining her lips. "What's
going on in that head of yours?" he asked, his voice betraying a hint of frustration.
"I asked you to cwith me, you refused, you jumped off a cliff, and now you're cooking meals-what are you
trying to say?"Quinn bit her lip, her gaze locked onto his, her mind scrambling for an explanation. "Is my
presence so unbearable to you?" Alexander's voice was calm, as if they were engaged in a casual conversation.
Quinn shook her head in response. "Are you seeking freedom anywhere but here? Even in death?" His tone was
steady, tinged with a vague sense of wistfulness and disappointment.
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his eyes, searching for a hint of emotion.
Alexander's expression remained unchanged, his gaze as impassive as ever. Yet, Quinn felt a flutter of anxiety.
She tried to express her feelings the only way she knew how, rising on her toes to plant a kiss on his lips.
He remained still, tolerating her awkward kiss without response. His silence filled Quinn with a sour ache, a
mistiness clouding her eyes.
Previously, whenever she initiated, Alexander would react, whether with anger or fury-and it always worked. He
had never been this composed before. Quinn lifted her hand to undo the buttons on his shirt. Suddenly, her wrist
was gripped tightly.
Quinn looked up at him, only to see anger flickering in his eyes. "Is this all you know?""Did you use the same
move on Walter?"
His breath was hot on Quinn's ear, his voice a whisper, yet piercing her heart like fine needles. "Do you think all
men fall for the strick?"
Quinn's cheek pressed against the cool wall; she shook her head with all her might. Stammering fragmented
words, she managed, "Didn't...didn't...""Didn't what?""Have..." Her face reddened with effort, but complete
sentences eluded her. "Have or haven't?""Not..." she attempted. "Not? Not compliant enough with him?"
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