Alex (Priyanka Chopra) and Ryan's (Jake McLaughlin) future together is looking bleak in the upcoming episode of "Quantico."

As per IB Times, it makes sense that the couple will break off the engagement quite soon in the show. The upcoming episode is expected to reveal Alex discovering that her new fiancé is part of the AIC, the rogue CIA faction behind the terrorist attack that rocked the United States. Fans were shocked when he was revealed to be one of the masked figures in the hostage crisis. Ryan, Dayana (Pearl Thusi) and Léon (Aarón Díaz) have all been recruited by the AIC and it is up to Alex to blow the whistle on them.

Alex's predicament, however, continues to worsen in the next episode. The government believes she is the spy working for the Citizens' Liberation Front. The AIC has done a good job of pinning the blame on Alex. It is up to her to clear her name, but without any support, it will take a while before others believe her.

What pains many fans is that the only person she hopes will help is actually a spy. Ryan proposed to Alex and she happily said "yes." Once it becomes clear that he is one of the bad guys, their engagement will likely end.

In an interview, executive producer Joshua Safran revealed that Ryan's motives in asking for Alex's hand in marriage were all wrong. This suggests that the engagement will not last. There is no denying that they love each other, but trust should be an integral part of any relationship. Ryan broke that.

"I do think that sadly in this particular moment, what's motivating Ryan's proposal is the fact that he just aided in killing a man and I think he is feeling like he desperately needs something good in his life to hold on to, and I think that is Alex, and that is probably the wrong reason to propose to somebody, and I think we'll see what happens," the EP said, according to Entertainment Weekly.

"Quantico" season 2 returns on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 at 10 p.m. EST on ABC.