Chapter 29

LUIS’s pov I sensed it as soon as I entered that room. There was a slender, invisible line between us, slicing through the center. Alejandro pretended to be in control of the world as he stood by the window with his arms crossed and his shoulders rigid. The last of the sunlight cast a shadow over his jaw. When I closed the door behind me, he didn't even blink. He didn't even look at me when he said, "So you finally crawled out of whatever hole you've been hiding in." I grinned. "Have you been keeping track of the days?" "You find this amusing?" His eyes were like cold metal as he turned around. "You've been completely unresponsive to Camila." I clenched my jaw and said, "She's not a toy." "But you wouldn't be aware of that." "You're not interested in her. Power is important to you. about having authority. "She needs someone with a lot of experience." "And you believe that to be you?" I approached him slowly, each step becoming more difficult. Now that we were looking at each other dire