Ella's POV

We got back to the villa and the count insisted on walking me to my room.

He pulled me against the door when we got in, his eyes simmering with annoyance.

"How close are you with that guy we saw earlier?"

"I'm not close to him." I lied. "We broke up six months ago."

"Six months ago and he still looks at you that way? You broke up six months ago and he is still pursuing you? Why do I find that hard to believe? He was ready to fight me and my bodyguards for a lady he has broken up with six months ago?"

He scoffed. "Do...