Juliette's POV

My pulse was pounding so loudly I could hear it in my ears.

“Alex, please…” I stammered, my hands trembling as I tried to back away, but the edge of the coffee table pressed against my thighs.

“Please?" He laughed in a dark manner. "You weren’t saying please when you dumped me, were you?”

“Alex, you need to leave.” I said firmly, trying to keep my voice steady even as my colleague’s voice crackled through my phone.

“Jules? Juliette, what’s happening? ...