MICHAEL The drive home was quiet, save for the patter of rain on the windshield. Aliana sat beside me, her hands clutching her lap, her gaze fixed on the trickles of water running down the window. Each time lightning flashed across the sky, I caught a glimpse of her face: exhausted, defensive, still furious. Angry at Dominic. Upset with me. Maybe frustrated with herself, too. I couldn't blame her. She remained silent, but her silence resonated more than the thunder; still, I felt no remorse, because her safety was at the top of my list of priorities. I wasn't sure what I despised more: the fact that Dominic had been in her home, or that I'd discovered him by chance thanks to one of my men stationed outside her building. I'd ordered him to watch over her, not snoop; simply to ensure her safety. But to see that man walk into her apartment as if it were his own? It set a primal instinct snapping inside me. I tightened my grip on the steering wheel. “You’re holding the wheel again
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