The bodyguards edged closer, forming a circle around them.
But even in the face of this threat, Alex remained composed. He glanced at the men surrounding them, then back at Victoria. He flashed a reassuring smile that seemed completely out of place in such a tense moment. Yet that smile filled Victoria with a strange sense of calm, as though Alex knew something she didn’t.
"Don’t worry," Alex said quietly. "I promised you I’d protect you. And I always keep my promises."
Victoria could barely believe his calm demeanor. The odds were stacked against them. There was no way he could take on all these men.
But Alex didn’t seem concerned at all.
He then turned to the bodyguards. "You really don’t want to do this," he said, his voice carrying an almost dangerous edge. "I’m giving you one cha
