Axel’s POV
As soon as Rina walked out that door, I felt the tension snap like a live wire. The room went silent for a beat, just long enough for the frustration to simmer between us. I could feel it—Ryder pacing behind me, Kade clenching his fists by the kitchen counter. None of us were happy. None of us wanted her to leave. But I couldn’t trap her here. Not after everything.
“Are you serious, Axel?” Ryder’s voice cut through the air like a knife. “You just let her go?”
I didn’t turn around immediately. My jaw was clenched, hands gripping the back of the chair I had been sitting in. I knew this was coming, knew they wouldn’t get it right away.
“She wanted to go,” I said, trying to keep my voice level, even though Rodolfo was growling in the back of my head, annoyed by the confrontation
