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Sophie and Leland were drinking and conversing over wine and, in the Alpha's heart, it almost felt like the entire world was just the two of them in this room. He couldn't care about anything else.
The only thing that mattered to Leland right now was the fact that the woman in front of him was smiling so beautifully. The chandelier above them could only enhance her beauty with its lights.
Sophie was blushing as they talked about idle topics as she gathered the strength to confess. In Leland's imagination, he was filled with the urge to ravish his wife and bring her joy.
"Did you hear that?" Sophie glanced out of the door and thought she heard something light hit the walls, but then thought maybe she was just nervous.
"No." Duke Romanov smiled at her as he took a sip of his wine. "I think I'm only interested in what… what you have to say to me. You didn't invite me just for social reasons, right?"
