Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 408

The salty wind whipped through the air, and somewhere a band played wild, triumphant music.

A chaotic crowd buzzed around the orange sports car, where a woman in a white dress and veil clung to the neck of a man in sunglasses. Mila's heart was still pounding from the adrenaline when his low, teasing voice brushed her ear. For a moment, everything else fell away into silence.

Then fury snapped her back to reality.

Of all times, he chose now to flirt?

Anger and fear warred inside her. Without thinking, Mila tightened her grip around the man's neck, pulled herself up, and slammed her forehead into his.

Bastard!

Lysander didn't even flinch. He leaned into her headbutt, laughter rumbling in his chest.

"My dear wife."

"Oh, come on! Could you save the heroics for later and just drive?" A tense male voice burst from the driver's seat.

Mila looked up and finally noticed the red-haired man at the wheel, spinning the car as he grinned back at her.

"Hey, gorgeous, I'm Francis-"

Smack!

Lysander reached over and whacked Francis on the back of the head. "Drive. We need to get off this island. Now."

"You'd drop dead for a pretty face, you hopeless dog!" Francis shot back, but he knew time was running out. This was Cossio's territory; if they lingered, they'd be in real trouble. Without another word, he grabbed the megaphone and shouted out the window:

"Everyone, let's move!"

convoy of luxury cars, and the drummers perched atop the vehicles hammered out a thunderous rhythm. The car formation curved, not to escape just yet, but to wedge themselves between the crowd and the rest of

vroom, the orange

herself pressed into Lysander's arms, the wind lashing

saw it all in

roses, Cossio stood out-rigid, his green eyes locked onto her. His face,

was as if something cold and ancient had reached

around her waist, shielding her, and Lysander's palm gently covered her

"Don't look at him."

lips together

meeting the other man's emerald gaze, neither of them backing down, both

After a long beat,

Mila's back. His green eyes darkened, and his blood-red lips curled in a faint, taunting smile. Then, mouthing the words in English, he

"You lost again, boy."

Lysander's eyes narrowed.

the convoy, tearing open a gap, and several bikes roared through, engines howling

"Francis!" Lysander barked.

"On it, on it!"

crowd. The roaring engine warned people aside, clearing a path, but the bikes were faster-agile, relentless. One rider on the back swung a

take

CRASH!

holding her

was like

angry, confident, always in control. But never like this: brutal, overpowering, a force