Chapter 66

ALEXANDER

This wasn’t the time for it. I clenched my fists as I stood in the doorway, staring at Eliza. Why did she have Vanessa call me? If I’d known this so-called emergency was about her, I wouldn’t have rushed back. Not now, not ever.

I felt my anger simmer as I imagined what Raina would think if she knew I’d dropped everything to deal with this mess. She would be livid. I’d worked too hard to earn her trust again, and this? This was just another obstacle.

“Say what you want, Eliza,” I said coldly, my voice steady as I stepped inside.

Her face lit up in that fake way of hers, and I had to fight the urge to look away. “Long time no speak, Alex,” she said sweetly, her tone enough to make my skin crawl. “I missed you.”

“Missed me?” I repeated, my voice dripping with disdain. “You missed me after everything you’ve done?” My focus narrowing on her like a laser. 

“Why did you do it, Eliza?” My voice was calm on the surface, but beneath it was a