Alessia’s POV
I could feel the weight of Leo’s fury hanging over us as we stepped through the front door of our home.
I could suffocate in it, poor James. I dragged him into this. What the hell is wrong with me? What was I thinking?
Leo was quiet, his presence was a dark cloud that I couldn’t escape from. He didn’t need to speak for me to know how pissed he was.
I took a deep breath, trying to steady my nerves. I had to fix this. I couldn’t let him slip through my fingers, not now, not after everything.
“Leo,” I began softly, my voice breaking the silence. “ Don’t get pissed. He's just a colleague”
His dark eyes flickered to me, but his expression remained cold and detached. “You think I’m pissed? Colleague?” he asked, his voice low, controlled, like the calm before a storm. “You’r
