When Nate returned to his room, the first thing he saw was that Alessia was on the phone, her back to the door so that she missed his entry. From the window where she stood, a ray of sunlight highlighted her hair, giving them an almost bronze color. Like a man in a trance, he walked towards her and was prepared to grab her when he noticed that she was repeating words in a staccato fashion.
Without waiting to think, he snatched the receiver from his wife’s trembling hands, having a good idea who the caller was.
“How dare you?”” he thundered at the same time cuddling Alessia with his left hand, bringing her close to his chest.
“Ah…governor. To think I might have underestimated you,” came the low growl, which reminded him of a famished Rottweiler ready to attack. “How dare YOU?!” he lashe
