I sit on the couch, and she surprises me by sitting right beside me, lacing our hands together and laying them on her lap. This seemed like a business meeting; I didn’t want to overstep and disrespect her.
I was overwhelmed, but I could admit she looked hot as f**k handling those assholes today.
“Thanks for having us, Alessa,” Evander says politely.
Alessa lets out an inelegant snort. “Cut the s**t, Evander. I’m not your superior.”
“Ah, but you are,” Evander says with a grin, not bothered by that fact.
She waves her hand. “Schematics of the family lines. I invited you here for two reasons. I want to move further with this alliance, putting us on equal footing.”
“The second reason?” Mateo asks, kicking back in his seat.
“For Leo,” she says softly, looking over at me.
“You did this f
