Jaxon’s POVThe study felt cramped with all of us packed inside. Alina stood in the middle, looking like she was about to face a huge challenge, her chin raised defiantly in a way that made me want to both kiss her and hug her. “What on earth were you thinking?” I asked, keeping my voice steady but intense. “Going into a warehouse alone with a guy who tried to kidnap you?”“I thought I could handle it,” she replied, her grey eyes flashing with anger. “And I did.”“You were lucky,” Maddox chimed in from the corner, his usual charm completely gone. “Do you want to know how many ways that could have ended badly? I can give you a list, ranked by how likely they were.”“Please don’t,” Ronan said coolly, still focusing on his nails, as if we were just chatting about the weather and not Alina’s serious predicament. “Making her listen to a long lecture won’t help.”I wanted to hit something. The fear was still eating at me—the moment I arrived at the warehouse and saw her covered in dust and
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