Chapter 92 Heart-dropping Realization

• Zane Orion Pov::
• For a solid minute, I gape at her, unable to believe what she just asked. Then my heart starts thumping loudly in my temples, disbelieving shock spreading through my bloodstream. I can't process the question. Alex looks away from my eyes, she looks into her cup of tea that has now gone cold. Her cheeks are tinged with red. She looks painfully stunning under the warm silver light of the room. I ache to touch her, to feel the velvety quality of her skin, but I keep my hands to myself.
• "What?" I am finally able to voice my bewilderment. For one truly bizarre moment, it feels like I am sitting with Daisy instead, having this maddening conversation all over again.