Chapter 151

“Get packed. I got us a flight after dinner, so we should eat first and then head to the airport. Gino and Alessandra are coming with us.” He sounds clipped and devoid of any obvious emotion, which only makes my stomach sink further. I know him too well. The less he shows, the more he is feeling. I have hurt him, and he’s taking it like the devil he can be.

Locking it down and presenting an ‘I don’t give a shit’ deadpan face to the world. Issuing orders and expecting obedience. I sigh lightly, deflating further. Knowing this will change how he is with me while he processes it a little.

I nod mutely, knowing any further refusals would not be wise right now. I need to learn to read him and act accordingly if I’m ever going to survive the storm that is Alexi Carrero. Give him space when he’s brewing. Leave him be when I have acted like an idiotic selfish shithead and broken his heart even if I didn’t mean to.

He walks off, leaving me sitting in bed watching the space