Maria's Fury

ALEXANDER'S POV

I'm seeing red. My vision is blurred, my heart racing, my mind consumed by a singular thought - Ivory. My Ivory. She's been taken from me. Kidnapped. The thought sends a wave of fury coursing through my veins, and I can feel my control slipping.

I stormed into the bakery, my eyes scanning the room for any sign of her. But she's not here. The guards, those incompetent fools, are still standing around, oblivious to the fact that she's gone.

"Where is she?" I demanded, my voice low and deadly.

They exchanged nervous glances, and one of them stepped forward. "We don't know, sir. She was with Ava, and then...and then she just vanished."

My anger boils over, and I lunged at them, my fists clenched. "You were supposed to protect her!" I roar, slamming my hand into the wall. "You were supposed to keep her safe!"

I grabbed my gun, my finger hovering over the trigger. It's a good thing that there were no customers here to witness this. The only people here were Ava's four e