Claimed and Carried

Vivienne’s POV

The silence that falls between us is deafening despite the blasting, chaotic party music echoing across the beach. Alessio stands frozen on the sand, breathless and terrified. His hand hangs suspended in the air, waiting for whatever is about to happen. Valentin slowly drags his cold, lethal gaze over the Italian boy. He assesses him from head to toe, looking at Alessio with the de