Dante’s POVI felt her stiffen next to me. Her breathing stopped.I looked down at her. Her face had gone pale, the blood draining away so fast she looked like a statue. She was staring straight ahead. Her eyes were wide with a terror I had never seen in her before."Bella?" I whispered as I leaned close so only she could hear. "What is it?"She didn’t answer. She couldn't. She was paralyzed.A tiny, broken sound that tore through my chest. I wanted to drag her out of there. I wanted to burn this hotel to the ground for making her look terrified.But I was curious too. So, I followed her gaze.Ten feet away, a group of men stood in a loose circle, laughing at something the tallest one had said. The man had his back to us. He had broad shoulders and dark hair, and he wore his tuxedo with the careless arrogance of a man who thought he owned the room.I didn’t give a damn about or anything. I immediately stepped fully in front of Isabella, blocking her view of him. "Alessia." I lifted m
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