Alexander made a phone call. "Send some guards upstairs now."
Nestling in his arms, Sophia looked up and stared at his handsome profile. Her heart started pounding against her chest, and she couldn't decide whether it was because of fear or something else entirely.
The mix of Alexander's breath and cologne overwhelmed her and stirred something that had long been shrouded in her memory.
His smell... It was familiar. Sophia surely had scented it before.
Alexander looked at her with his deep eyes. His sharp gaze instantly stopped her wild thoughts.
"Th... thank you, Mr. Carter." She coughed awkwardly, feeling embarrassed.
She stood up for the bad guy just now, but now she felt like she had been slapped hard in the face.
Alexander let go of her and glanced at her up and down. "Are you hurt?"
Hearing that, Sophia froze and looked at him in disbelief.
