Salena’s grip on the gun tightened as more tears spilled from her eyes, but her focus never wavered. She could feel him—feel the storm of emotions erupting beneath Alec’s cold, murderous exterior. The rage. The betrayal. The chaos. His world had crumbled, and now he wanted to drag someone down with him.
Alec turned back to Melissa, his body radiating a suffocating heat as he stepped toward her like a predator circling his prey.
“Alec,” Salena called out, her voice laced with warning and heartbreak.
But he didn’t stop.
In a flash, his hand flew to Melissa’s throat. He didn’t squeeze, not yet. But the pressure was enough—enough to steal her breath and replace it with fear. Melissa froze, her hands instinctively clutching his wrist, her wide eyes locked with his.
He wasn’t shouting anymo
