The slam of the front door echoed through the mansion as Alejandro stormed inside, dragging Elise behind him.

His grip on her waist was firm, but at this point, she had gotten too exhausted to protest. Plus she partly felt like her actions had stressed him out too much. She had noticed how Alejandro drew in a sharp breath and hissed through his teeth as if he was holding himself back from exploding.

And her chest ached so much that somehow she had contributed to it.

She should have just followed her instincts and not attended the party. Plus Alejandro should not have pushed it.

Everything that had gone wrong...