After last night… I wanted her to be mine. All of her.
“Alex, please,” Sophia whispered, rising to her feet. “You can’t mean that. We’ve loved each other since we were teenagers. We’re supposed to be together.”
“No, Sophia. We’re not.” I looked at her directly, making sure she understood every word. “You never had a real chance with me. It’s time you accepted that and moved on.”
Sophia’s sobs filled the room, but I felt no sympathy for her. Not after what she and her family had put Ella through.
“You all need to pay for what you’ve done,” I said, turning to Richard and Margaret. “All else aside, hiring someone to kidnap my wife goes far beyond simple meddling.”
Margaret scoffed. “She was never in any real danger. That rogue was just going to rough her, up, scare her—”
