Chapter 18 – The Clash of Titans
The gallery walls seemed to shrink around me, their cracked plaster echoing with every heartbeat in my chest. Two men—two worlds—stood at war, and I was the center they revolved around.
Alexander’s fury filled the room like smoke, suffocating, dangerous. His jaw clenched tight, his broad frame radiating lethal intent. His eyes burned into Adrian like a predator who had finally cornered its prey.
Adrian didn’t back down. His hand hovered near mine, as though ready to anchor me in place. He wasn’t afraid—not of Alexander, not of the guns glinting in the shadows behind him. His defiance was sharp, deliberate.
“Step away from her,” Alexander ordered again, his voice low and thunderous.
Adrian’s lips curved in a bitter smile. “Always the dictator. Always th
