Chapter 307

Madison

“Your shoulders are rigid, your jaw is tight, and you’ve been chewing your bottom lip since we left the gala.” He stepped closer. “You’re not tired. You’re overthinking.”

“I’m not overthinking,” I insisted, taking a step back to create some distance between us. “I’m genuinely tired, Alexander. Between the Manhattan project deadlines, the gala, and everything else, I just need a good night’s sleep.”

His eyes narrowed slightly, studying me with that penetrating gaze that always made me feel like he could see right through my bullshit.

“Everything else?” he repeated, one eyebrow arched. “Would that ‘everything else’ happen to include Katherine’s appearance tonight?”

“Not everything revolves around your ex-girlfriend,” I snapped, then immediately regretted my tone. “Sorry. That just proves my point about needing sleep.”

“Interesting. You rarely apologize for speaking your mind with me.” He took another step closer, backing me against th