Alexander:
The moment the bathroom door slammed shut, the moment I had given the order that Alessia was not to be visited unless I heard about it, everything inside me snapped.
I turned on Seraphina.
“What the hell were you doing in her room?” I asked, glaring daggers at her. “Who the hell gave you the right to be here?”
She was still on the floor, coughing, one hand clutching her throat, the other bracing her weight. The maids stood frozen near the wall, pale and trembling. “Who gave either one of you the right to come and cage her like she was a criminal that you needed to force into submission?
Seraphina looked up at me, eyes glossy, shock still written across her face, but beneath it, something darker flickered.
“I was ensuring the safety of your child,” she rasped. “You should b
