Love Unspoken

Frustrated, he yanked at his tie, gasping for air, then tossed it onto the sofa.

Kyle, standing awkwardly to the side, ventured, "Quinn might come back on her own soon."

"Nothing on your end?" Alexander asked.

Kyle shook his head, "No, there's no surveillance on the road where she disappeared, but we've narrowed down the search area. The team should find her soon."

"That foolish woman!" Alexander huffed, undoing his shirt buttons and collapsing onto the sofa. "She'll follow anyone."

Kyle glanced at him, privately thinking that now was probably not the best time to point out that Alexander had left her behind the previous night. However, he wisely kept these thoughts to himself, not wanting to risk his job. "I'll go out and look again," Kyle announced before heading out the door.

After finishing her eggs, Quinn left and unexpectedly found Alexander's aide waiting by the bus stop. Recognizing them, she followed and hopped into the car.

a palpable tension hung in the air. She glanced up to find Alexander slumped on the sofa, his expression

with tension, and the others promptly vanished, abandoning the villa with

sprang

you flinching?" He grabbed her wrist, pulling her close with a force that echoed disdain in his voice, his sneer sharpening as he saw the fear in her eyes. "Afraid? Where was that fear when you wandered off with someone else?" His grip was tight, and despite Quinn's attempts to wriggle free, it was useless. Pain etched across her forehead as Alexander took in her disheveled, dirt-streaked appearance, wondering where she'd

lifted a hand,

on her wrist. "It seems any random guy is enough to lure you away these days. Tell me, do you even

anyone. It was Juliet, the one who had raised her. But

more disobedient by the day. I think

intentions and resisted fiercely.

in here. Once you've come to your senses, you can

head desperately. The storage room was her nightmare, the dark shadow that stalked her life. He was the one who had saved her

a pleading look in her eyes, Quinn was met by Alexander's indifferent gaze. He grabbed the doorknob, and despite her frantic tussles,