~ALEXANDRO’S POV ~

I stood in the elevator, watching the numbers change as I listened to Antonio on the line.

"Yeah, Patrick put his hands on her again, and that got him a face full of Antonio's fist. Now Lauren is being summoned to her higher-ups. Awesome," I muttered, a hint of sarcasm in my tone.

"I'll handle everything, Antonio. Just do your job properly," I said, ending the call with a frustrated sigh.

"Trouble in paradise," Mario remarked, leaning against the elevator wall, casually toying with a knife he'd stolen from one of his latest prey.

"Antonio's doing a good job keeping her safe and keeping people like her...