Chapter 26

ALANA I LOOKED UP AT ALEJANDRO AS WE WAITED IN THE ELEVATOR. HE LOOKED SO handsome in his tuxedo, and his amorous affections in the car on the way here had me a trembling, hot mess. It was a pity we had to go to the awards dinner. The elevator stopped at our floor and we stepped out, and right into two blonde Amazonian goddesses. I swear I had never seen two more beautiful women in my life. I sensed Alejandro tense beside me and he stepped forward, partially shielding me from their view. ‘Alejandro,’ the slightly taller one said as she turned and caught his eye. ‘We’ve been wondering where you were.’ Then she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a kiss on each cheek. The second one did the same while I stood there looking and feeling like a Z-list extra at an A lister’s movie premiere. Alejandro turned and placed his hand on the small of my back. ‘Ladies, this is my wife, Alana,’ he said and I held out my hand in greeting