“Scot!”
“Mr. Chris!”
“Honey!”
The moment Alexander stepped through the villa’s entrance, it felt as though an invisible weight shattered, and the suffocating tension that had gripped the entire room finally cracked apart under the force of his presence.
Anna’s eyes immediately filled with light, relief washing over her so suddenly and so strongly that her body reacted before her thoughts could catch up, and she moved forward instinctively, desperate to reach him, to confirm with her own touch that he was truly there.
But just as she took a step, a rough hand seized her arm with force.
“You’re not going anywhere,” Ethan growled, his grip tight and unyielding, his voice filled with hostility.
In that instant, the atmosphere changed.
The air grew cold.
Alexander’s gaze shifted, and w
