Axel Brianna's sinister laughter rang out. "Feisty! I like my women with spirit. The feistier they are, the sweeter they scream! Hahaha!"
"You—!"
Alahia's face burned crimson with fury. She immediately pulled out her phone, found Ryan's number, and dialed.
A bodyguard lunged to grab the phone, but Axel stopped him with a glance.
"Let her call. To break a woman, you first break all her defenses."
Axel sprawled across the couch, devouring every inch of her with his eyes.
"Mmm... what a perfect little prize. What's your name, beautiful?"
Alahia ignored him. The call connected after just one ring.
"Alahia."
"Ryan, I—"
The moment the call went through, regret flooded her. The man confronting her belonged to one of the Four Great Families. She'd witnessed Ryan take down the Radiance Fa
