Author's POV.
Alessandro lowered his phone and slid two fingers under her nose to check if she was still breathing.
As her soft, even breaths touched his skin, he sighed in relief. Without hesitation, he dialed the doctor's number.
"I need you here, now," He barked. "Be fast!" He hung up abruptly.
Slowly, he sat beside her, his mind racing. For once, he decided to look beyond the surface of the situation.
"He raped her," Alessandro muttered, his voice thick with anger. "She didn't sleep with that bastard for money. That's not true."
None of it made sense. She seemed too devastated for someone who willingly sold her body. She knew how dangerous he could be, yet she broke down in his presence.
Though he shouldn't be bothered by how she got the money her father owed, things between th
