SERAFINA’S POV Let me start by saying—whoever invented surprise business trips should be publicly flogged. I mean it. No warning, no mental preparation, not even time to overpack my skincare products. Just, “We're flying to France. Now.” Typical Alonzo. By the time I got home to pack, I was already cursing every single cell in his gorgeous body. And I wasn’t even exaggerating when I say I threw everything I could find into my luggage like a war general preparing for battle. Dresses? Check. Combat boots? Check. A stun gun? Double check. It was France, after all. Mafia drama could be lurking behind any Eiffel Tower. Alessia hovered around me like an annoying fly with too much energy. “So… you and Alonzo are flying together?” she asked, wiggling her brows. “Yes, it’s called a business tr

