Chapter 38

ALEXANDER

I’d finally found a way to make Raina stay with me. She could call me every name under the sun, curse me to hell and back, but it didn’t matter. I was done being passive, done sitting on the sidelines while she slipped further away. Raina belonged with me—even if it was the last thing she wanted to admit. Even if it was the last thing she did.

The doctor had mentioned Liam’s discharge, and I’d planned everything carefully. I’d stayed away from the hospital when I knew she’d be there, keeping out of her sight while waiting for the right moment to make my move. That moment came early this morning, just hours before she was supposed to arrive.

And now, as expected, Raina stormed into the mansion, thankfully, without that boy toy of hers, clinging to her like a leech. I could almost feel the heat of her anger from across the room. Her voice cut through the silence as she yelled for me, her tone sharp enough to slice steel.

I stepped into the room, calm