Chapter 247

Olivia POV

His breathing evened out behind me, his chest rising and falling against my back. The room fell into comfortable silence, just the distant hum of the city through the windows and the occasional rustle of sheets.

I stared at the ceiling, my mind refusing to quiet despite my exhausted body.

"Do we win in this game?" I asked suddenly, my voice barely above a whisper.

Alexander's arm tightened around my waist. "What game?"

"With Victoria. With all of this." I turned my head slightly. "Does it ever end?"

He was quiet for a moment, his thumb tracing lazy circles on my hip. "Victoria will lose in the end. She always does."

"You sound pretty confident about that."

"I am." His voice carr