Chapter 41

RAINA

I glared at Alex, arms crossed, waiting for the nonsense he was about to spill. He leaned back slightly, as if gathering his thoughts, before finally speaking.

“You might want to keep your distance from Nathan,” he said, his tone almost casual but loaded with meaning. “You’re still a married woman, after all.”

The audacity.

I felt heat rise to my face. The sheer nerve of him, acting as if he had any right to lecture me about who I spent my time with. “Funny,” I snapped, my voice dripping with sarcasm, “because those same rules didn’t seem to apply to you when you were engaged to Eliza. Or did being married not matter then?”

That shut him up. He stared at me, his jaw tightening, but no response came. Typical Alex.

I stood, ready to leave, when his voice stopped me.

“Did you know Nathan is an orphan?” he asked. “He was in the same orphanage as you and Dominic.”

I froze mid-step, my stomach twisting uncomfortably. Slowly, I turned b