Chapter 28

It was another day and Alex was fully prepared for work. He looked at himself in the mirror, completely satisfied with how he was looking which is how he normally looks. He was putting on a black tuxedo, no tie though since he always felt disturbed by it.

His phone ringing got his attention and he immediately went to pick it up and muted the tone so as not to wake Elena up. His eyes narrowed as he saw the caller ID.

He frowned and answered it. "Why the hell are you calling me this early?" He whispered, turning away from the bed.

"Cause I'm desperate, Mr. Black. I texted you last night but I got no reply from you."

Alex scoffed and looked away. "What do you want? Am I not giving you everything you want?"

"No. Not everything. There's one thing I desperately need and I want it."

"And what the hell is that?" Alex questioned.

He heard her sigh like she was finding the next words difficult to say. "I...I want to leave, Mr. Black. As much I like what I'm getting, I don't think I'll survive w