"You are unbelievable, Mia. You are simply fascinating, and there is nothing you do that does not take me by surprise," he said, holding her hands.
He held her gaze, reaching a hand to brush away the wet strands of hair that stuck to her forehead.
"Your eyes..." He drawled, tracing his thumb down her cheek and caressing it. "They are like a portal to your soul, and there is nothing I want more than to be lost in these beautiful orifices."
Mia blinked rapidly, and a blush kissed her cheeks as heat spread up her neck. They stayed in a comfortable silence, enjoying each other's presence.
Their stifling breaths filled the room.
"I," Alex began, breaking the silence, "I love you, Mia."
A shocked, stupefied, and baffled look was on Mia's face when she heard Alex' confession.
"You-you really love me, Alex?" Mia inquired, heart skipping. "You-you said you love me!" Mia beamed.
A wide elated smile played on the sides of her lips.
It seemed to her like she had heard the best news of her life.
She threw herself into his arms, hugging him tighter than she did before.
"I love you too, Alex. I love you very much, " she whispered.
Her strength soon dwindled, and she fell back asleep in Alex's arms.
He laid Mia back on the bed and stepped out of the room, coming back hours later, deep into the night.
He walked stealthily back into the room and laid down in the bed beside the sleeping Mia.
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Mia woke up the next day to a knock on the door .
"Who is that?" she said with a low, meek voice.
"It is a maid, Celine. I have a message to deliver to you," she announced from the other side of the door.
Mia stood up from the bed, pushing the duvet off her body and walking to the door.
Pulling the door open, she was greeted by a maid who held a letter in her hands.
Mia took the letter and walked back into the room, signalling for the maid to leave with the small wave of her hand.
The maid bowed curtly and left. Mia closed the door behind her.
Alex walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. Mia's heart paced, and she couldn't help but leave generous licks with her eyes down his chest. Balls of water dripped down his hair and rolled along with the ones on his chest down his abs, gliding to his adonis belt and disappearing down his towel.
Forcefully taking her eyes off his glorious body, she parted her lips to greet him, saying, "Good morning, Alex."
"Good morning, beautiful. How do you feel today?" Alex asked with a throaty voice that caused all the hairs on her nape to rise.
Mia's heart skipped a beat, and a faint blush peppered her cheeks at his choice of name.
"I am good," she managed to say amidst the sick but good feeling in her stomach.
She lowered herself to the bed and tilted her head down, hiding her scarlet face with her black strands of hair. She pulled the letter open and swept her eyes over the words.
Her face brightened up when she read the contents of the letter. She was invited by her mother to her birthday party, which was going to be held on her parents' private island.
Alex walked to her and took the letter from her. His face was the same as ever when he read it. There was no reaction whatsoever.
However, he decided to get Stella a birthday gift as it would be more appropriate if he did that.
"I will go shopping with you, " Alex said, his low voice filling the room as he read the reactions on Mia's face.
He could hear her heart beat faster than before. She was obviously worried about her arrangements for the birthday party.
"You will what now, Alex?" mia asked, unclear of what Alex had said before. He repeated it again, and her eyes glittered with delight.
Mia was elated to hear Alex' words. "I will get ready in a jiffy," she said, jumping off the bed and walking into the bathroom to have a bath.
A few minutes later, she walked out of the bathroom fully wrapped in a towel. She walked into the cloakroom to pick out an outfit.
Alex sat on the bedroom, waiting for Mia.
She walked into the room, wearing a black flowy skirt and a red long sleeved shirt.
Alex looked at her radishing beauty, and his heart fluttered. His face was without any makeup, but it still glowed beautifully.
"We should have a meal before we go, shall we?" Mia arched her brows, walking to the door. Alex joined her, holding the door open for her. She stepped out of the room with a small smile on her lips. "Thank you."
Alex nodded, closing the door and heading towards the dining table.
Mia quietly walked beside Alex. The sounds of their slippers slapping the tiles could be heard from the staircase.
They sat beside each other, still maintaining the silence between them.
A maid walked into the place. With her was a tray of food, and another mais was behind her, carrying a tray that had glass jugs of water and juice.
They both put the glasswares on the table, serving the food on their plates.
Mia took a glass of pineapple juice first before she pulled the plate of food closer to her and dug into it, not minding the gazes of Alex on her.
She took in a series of silent gulps, burping silently to herself.
Alex took another look at Mia, who was trying to make her burp as quiet as possible.
"You know," Alex started. "You do not have to inconvenient yourself, Mia. You can just do whatever you want, I can still hear it, by the way."
"Alright," she said and went back to eating.
The meal was done, and they both sat back, taking a couple of rest before they headed to go shopping.
"Get the things ready," Alex said to the man in charge of driving the cart and newly invented cars he had purchased from the human world.
"Yes, Alpha Alex. I will take my leave now," the cart driver said, walking out of the room.
Three minutes later, Mia and Alex stood up from the table, and they both walked beside each other outside the house.
A black diamond encrusted car was parked in front of the house.
"So much for shopping alone," Mia mumbled to herself and turned to Alex. "Do we really have to take this car? Is there not a much simpler one? Like maybe a cart or something?"
"This is the simplest car alpha Alex does have, my lady," the chauffeur said, responding to her.
A surprised look was on her face as Alex walked Mia to the car, interlocking fingers with her.
Mia sat on the passenger's seat whilst Alex ignited the car and drove away.
They stopped in front of a fancy, expensive restaurant, and they both walked down from the car, garnering glares from the girls who were fawning over Alex.