Chapter 45

ALEXANDER

I was tempted—no, beyond tempted—to commit my first murder. And the reason would be Raina.

More specifically, it would be that smug toad she called a boyfriend. Nathan. He was the root of everything going wrong. Every time Raina defied me, every time she shut me out or fought harder to distance herself, I could see Nathan’s influence.

It had to be him. He was the one making things harder for me. Whispering in her ear, feeding her lies, poisoning her against me.

If I could get rid of him, I would. I wanted to.

But Nathan wasn’t a man who could be dealt with easily. The more I uncovered about him, the clearer it became that he was someone to be cautious around. He wasn’t just anyone—he was part of the same high class as I was, with connections that rivaled mine. He wasn’t someone I could simply take out of the equation without repercussions.

That realization only made my blood boil more.

By the time I got home, my anger was a physica