Rosa’s POV
I tried to signal to Charles to back down, to stop the drama. But he wasn’t even looking at me. His attention was solely fixed on Alex, like I wasn’t standing right there between them. My palms grew slick with sweat, my heartbeat thundering so loudly I was sure the microphones around it could pick it up.
Charles stepped forward, invading the space around Alex. It felt like watching two lions in a territorial fight.
“Rosa’s mine,” he said.
The words made my stomach churn.
Alex didn’t let go of my hand. Instead, a soft, almost-amused chuckle slipped from this throat. “Stealing from my company isn’t enough for you, Baker?” he said calmly. “Now you want to steal my woman too?”
Charles laughed, loud and unbothered, and my heart raced even faster. I dreaded him spilling the
