I Forgot I Loved You Alpha (Ellie and Nolan) novel Chapter 32

Chapter 32

I’d taken it everywhere, even to school. And then one day, it was gone. Stolen, probably. I remembered how I’d cried until I made myself sick.

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I sat frozen in that half–formed memory – so real I could almost feel the weight of the stone in my palm — until Nolan’s voice cut sharply through the haze.

“Ellie,” he said, his tone tight with forced civility. “It’s time for the opening dance. The final guests have arrived.”

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I looked up at him sharply, my annoyance flaring all over again. But I couldn’t argue. I’d promised him signed my name on those papers, promising to act the dutiful wife for the sake of appearances. That included his precious ceremonies.

He didn’t look thrilled either, which was the only consolation as I rose to my feet. Without a word, I followed him to the dance floor.

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We were a mess. Completely out of sync. I had an excuse half my memory was gone but Nolan had none. He stepped on my dress. I tripped on my heels when he spun me. We scowled at each other, our irritation plain for

everyone to see.

The band must have sensed the tension – they cut the song short, speeding up the tempo until it mercifully ended. When it did, Nolan and I didn’t even pretend. We turned and walked off in opposite directions without a single word.

“That was quite a performance,” a friendly, gentle voice spoke from behind me. I turned to see a tall, attractive blonde man giving me a charming smile. I looked him up and down, trying to place him, but I wasn’t sure if I

knew him or not.

He pulled a handkerchief from his jacket and knelt, wiping the dusty footprint from the hem of my dress. I looked down at him in surprise – it was a kind and oddly submissive gesture.

“Thank you,” I said.

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He stood to his full height, towering over me, and stuffed the handkerchief back into his pocket. “It’s no trouble at all, though you seem troubled. Are you and your husband doing all right? That was quite a tense scene.”

“It’s been a long day,” I said dismissively.

“Well, allow me to make it a bit better by making up for that mess of a dance.”

I hesitated. I wasn’t sure if dancing with someone else would violate the contract – Nolan had been more than a little annoyed that I was even looking at another man earlier.

He leaned in, that charming smile turning just a bit mischievous as he said, “Besides, if you dance with me, he’ll get really angry.”

I smiled. “Well then, let’s dance.”

He held my hand and led me out to the dance floor.

It was the complete opposite of my earlier dance with Nolan. We moved with ease, twirling around the dance

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floor, his hand firmly at my lower back.

“I had a feeling you were much more elegant than that dance would have let on,” he said, that mischievous glint coming back to his face.

I smiled at the flirtation and let him pull me a little closer.

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