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This wasn’t pain. Alex knew pain. Pain was being rubbed across the universe’s largest cheese grater and having to put yourself back together inch by agonizing inch.
This was torture.
“Are you seriously going to stalk me every time?”
“Yes,” Alex said, trying not to growl on the word and putting effort in to containing their power.
Morgan was theirs. No one could take what was theirs.
Plus, they got fucking married, of course Alex was gonna be a drama queen every time Morgan did a honeypot.
Morgan sighed in exasperation, and it was only Alex’s respect for their spouse that kept them from kissing them silly. “Alex, we’re married for the legal benefits.”
The way Morgan said it sounded chastising, but it felt like the tiny little dagger that lived in Alex’s heart was twisting.
Alex forced a smile. “I know.”