He ignored her completely.
An hour later, the house was silent.
An hour later as they reached home, Alexander settled her gently onto the bed. The tension still hadn’t left his face; his hands trembled faintly. He removed the hairpin from her hair, letting it spill down her back in soft waves, then helped her lie back.
He brushed his fingers over her face, his voice barely above a whisper. “Tell me the truth. Does anything hurt? Your head?”
“I’m really fine,” Mia said quietly, meeting his eyes. “I promise.”
“Good,” he said softly. “Sleep.”
He reached for the zipper of her dress and slowly pulled it down. “You won’t be comfortable like this.”
Reaching behind her, he slowly pulled down the zipper of her dress. “You won’t be comfortable sleeping in this.” He helped her out of it, leaving her wrapped in the sheets.
When his thumb brushed her hip, he paused.
“Do you want to take off the underwear as well?”
She caught his wrist and shook her head.
Alexander nodded and let it go.
He disappeared into the bathroom, returned with a warm towel, and gently wiped away her makeup, his touch slow and tender. Somewhere between his careful movements and his quiet presence, Mia fell asleep.
Only then did Alexander left the room.
Outside, near the car, Allen straightened the moment he saw him.
“This is the footage, Mr. Graves,” he said, handing over the phone.
Alexander watched the screen.
Gabriel.
Pushing Mia down the stairs.
His jaw clenched so hard it looked like it might shatter.
He handed the phone back, his voice lethal and calm. “Drive to that motherfucker’s house. Right fucking now.”
Chapter 20 Two Marriages
The business party was already winding down, the music softer, the crowd thinning.
Sawyer swirled the last of his drink and glanced at Sebastian, a grin tugging at his lips. “I heard Alexander went to Gabriel’s house to deal with him.”
Sebastian snorted, amusement flashing in his eyes. “Deal with him?” He let out a short laugh. “He broke down the front door with ten men. The entire neighborhood must’ve heard it.”
Sawyer’s grin widened.
“Gabriel was stupid enough to anger Alexander,” Sebastian continued lazily. “And not just that—he hurtMia. Alexander is already half-mad over her. And that moron dared to injure her?”
Sebastian smirked, cruel and satisfied. “That idiot didn’t just dig his own grave. He jumped straight into it.”
Sawyer chuckled. “Damn. That’s a show I don’t want to miss.”
Sebastian clinked his glass against Sawyer’s. “Me neither.”
