Alpha Your Warrior Ex-Wife is Back (by Aurora Starling) novel Chapter 67

Chapter 67

Claire’s POV

Something was changing in Gideon’s mind.

After I saw the way he looked at me in the garden, he spoke the words I never expected him to be speaking. You matter to me. Those four words made me feel restless as those words kept repeating in my mind after I walked away.

The way he spoke to me today, I felt like this wasn’t the Gideon I knew. He always spoke with command and authority but in the garden his tone was completely opposite. He never acted like this when I was living here as Claire which made my chest ache.

For the first time he spoke to me so tenderly as he tried to cross the walls I built around my heart.

And the most bitter and worst part is, somewhere in my heart I wanted him to cross those walls..

But that was dangerous. Dangerous for him, for me, for everyone in this house.

I busied myself with my duty as a bodyguard watching the kids making sure they are okay, checking the perimeter, keeping my mind alert for threats or ambush. But I felt uneasy as the evening approached. But I convinced myself that dinner with Leo and Nova will be normal, fun and simple. It will be just the three of us.

I was wrong.

As I walked into the dining hall I saw Gideon already sitting there with kids, the kids looked at him

surprised with wide eyes.

He sat at the head of the table since he is the Alpha and head of the family. But it wasn’t his usual place. Gideon almost never dined with us since he always kept himself busy in the office and ate dinner in the office. I just stood there for a moment and hesitated not knowing what to do.

Leo looked at his father happily as he gasped with delight and ran to his side, tugging at his sleeve to tell him all about his day. Leo practically glowed as he boasted about winning a game against Nova. Gideon leaned down to listen, patient, even amused.

Nova pouted playfully as he talked about her losing the game but then smiled brightly knowing Leo has recovered from his weakness. Her eyes landed on me as her eyes shined. “Mommy come sit.”

As Nova called me, I smiled and forced my legs to move and took my seat in silence, but I couldn’t stop staring.

There were many servers here now serving food on the table, it was definitely Gideon’s doing knowing he can’t trust an only single maid alone for food, the scent of food filled the air. After the

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food was served I decided to test the food just like I did before. I leaned close to inspect the food making sure there is nothing dangerous in the food.

But before I could take the spoon to taste it Gideon quickly grabbed my wrist to stop me. I looked at him startled as my heart skipped a beat.

“I will take care of it.” His voice was commanding and firm but there was hint of warmth in his tone.

I blinked at him. “But it’s my job.”

He didn’t bother arguing as he let go of my wrist and picked up a piece of chicken and tasted it in front of everyone. I looked at him shocked.

He swallowed the piece of chicken with a smirk. “It is safe.”

I felt my cheeks flushed but then I hid it with a serious expression “You didn’t need to do that.” “I wanted to.”

Those three words unsettled me more than anything. I wanted to. What did that mean? Gideon didn’t want things. He acted out of duty, necessity, control. But now I feel that he is using my own to

break them.

The children didn’t find his behavior weird at all. Nova giggled and reached for bread while Leo kept talking about his day using animated gestures.