Alex.

Fuck.

His darkish, slicked-back hair caught the daylight, making him look much more infuriatingly good-looking than common.

“Price”—he smiled, his voice clean as silk—“you’re trying pretty as we speak.”

I blinked, unnerved by his sudden appeal. This wasn’t the terse, brooding Alex I knew. My intestine clenched in suspicion.

“Minimize the crap.”

Why would he out of the blue be charming when he clearly didn’t like me any higher than I did him?

Simply yesterday, he’d been obtrusive daggers at me; now, he was pouring compliments like syrup over pancakes?

“What would you like?” I requested bluntly.

“Can’t a man offer you a praise?” He raised an eyebrow, the image of feigned innocence. “So, what are you as much as as we speak?”

I narrowed my eyes, waited just a few seconds—however his poker face was good. Too good. “None of your corporation,” I lastly mentioned. I had no intention of letting him in on my plans.

One nook of his mouth lifted. “I needed to see for those who wanted suggestions on methods to spend your day.”

I cocked my head. He was on his strategy to see me? What the hell? “I’m positive I can handle.”

His thumb caressed my shoulder—a shoulder he was nonetheless holding.

I stiffened, hyperaware of his contact.

He wasn’t squeezing, wasn’t holding me too firmly, however I may really feel a low-level anxiousness pooling in my abdomen, rising slowly into my chest.

He leaned in, lips grazing my ear. “You have to be cautious exploring alone. The island may be harmful.”

A shiver danced down my backbone, and all of it turned an excessive amount of. I jerked again, which gave me sufficient room to take a deep breath and calm myself down—regardless of him nonetheless holding onto my shoulder.

Then I narrowed my eyes. “Is {that a} risk? And in addition, are you able to please not contact me?”

“A risk?” His voice sounded shocked, however he launched my shoulders and took a step again—much more house to breathe. “Extra like a warning. And contemplating the scenario, you wandering off alone is off the desk.”

I searched his face, now extra intrigued than frightened by his depth. Didn’t we agree to not discuss to one another, solely yesterday?

Was this him not speaking to me?

He returned my gaze head-on. He didn’t have a look at me with the identical annoyance as yesterday.

However he didn’t look pleasant both.

He was a thriller I itched to unravel; additionally, what had occurred that made Alex not attend his brother’s marriage ceremony? Why had he fled to Malta? And how much hazard was he speaking about?

I narrowed my eyes. Or was he simply speaking about the truth that being within the Mafia and all, the Falcone household had enemies in all places?

Was he simply attempting to intimidate me?

I wouldn’t put that previous him, both.

“I don’t scare simply,” I mentioned, “and I can deal with myself. Have been doing so since I used to be eleven. However thanks for the heads-up.”

His eyes darkened.

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