His hold on me was possessive, and I clung to his side with each step we took, still not feeling at one hundred per cent. Somehow as soon as Antonio left, Ralph was next to me, his face pale and eyes panicked as he looked at me on my knees struggling to breathe.

He knew Antonio was here. And he did not expect it just like me. He quickly gathered my shattering self in his arms, licking me up bridal style as people around us gossiped. I couldn’t care at that moment, all my thoughts were jumbled and so was my heart.

I didn’t know what Antonio was doing here,...