LOGINAlexander’s POVI sat in the passenger seat of my SUV outside the hospital, staring at the stack of files resting on my lap without truly seeing a single word.The afternoon sun reflected against the windshield, warming the leather interior, but I felt nothing.My fingers slowly turned to another page, checking out the blood tests, the medication chart, the daily observations, the Nursing reports and Everything was looking just too ordinary.I rubbed my aching eyes before leaning back against the seat. “This doesn’t make any sense…” The words slipped out quietly.Marilyn hadn’t looked like someone who was about to die all the while I’ve been paying her visits.The other time I’d visited her, she’d smiled despite the pain she was carrying. She had complained about the hospital food. She had teased me for worrying too much.She had even asked when Charlotte and I planned on giving her a nephew to spoil. A lump formed in my throat.No! Something wasn’t adding up. I closed the folder and
Alexander’s POVThe nurse’s voice finally pulled me out of the whirlwind inside my head. “Mr. Voss?”I blinked several times before looking at her.She offered me a sympathetic smile. “Please… come with me.”I slipped my phone into my pocket without replying. Charlotte’s message continued to burn through my mind, but for now, there was something more immediate in front of me.Marilyn.My feet felt unusually heavy as I followed the nurse through the long hospital corridor.The familiar scent of disinfectant filled the air. Just a few days ago, Charlotte and I had walked through these same hallways with hope in our hearts. Marilyn had smiled at us. She had held Charlotte’s hand and encouraged her. We had all believed she was finally getting better.Now… I was here to identify her lifeless body. Isn’t this just too cruel to handle? The thought alone made my chest tighten.The nurse stopped outside a consultation room. “The doctor is waiting for you inside. You can go in.”I nodded weakly
Alexander’s POVFrozen! That was the only way I could describe myself right now. I hadn’t moved for what felt like hours.I sat in the middle of my living room, staring blankly at nothing in particular, unable to process what the doctor had just told me.Marilyn was gone. My little sister… was gone.I leaned forward, resting my elbows on my knees as tears blurred my vision once again.“No…” The word came out as nothing more than a whisper. “This can’t be happening.”Every memory I had of Marilyn began flooding my mind all at once. I remembered the little girl who used to carry books everywhere she went.Back then, our parents would always compare us.“Look at your sister, Alexander,” Father would say. “She’s already finished another textbook.”Mother wasn’t any better. “Why can’t you study like Marilyn?”I used to hate hearing those words. Not because I hated Marilyn… I can never hate her. I just hated disappointing our parents.Academics had never been my greatest strength. Numbers m
Alexander’s POVI paced endlessly around my penthouse, unable to remain still for more than a few seconds.None of it made sense. None made any sense at all.Every answer I found only created ten more questions. I stopped beside the floor-to-ceiling window overlooking Seattle and clenched my fists.“How?” The word escaped my lips in frustration. “How is this even possible?”Charlotte was missing. According to everything I knew, she was being held somewhere against her will.So how had she just completed a multi-million-dollar company transaction from her own executive account?I had gone to my company myself the moment the report reached me. I had refused to believe it until I saw the records with my own eyes.The transaction was genuine. It had originated from Charlotte’s authenticated executive account.There had been no attempt to hide it. There was no masked IP. No proxy routing. There was nothing!!!It was as though Charlotte herself had sat behind a computer and approved it will
Alexander’s POVI sat in my lawyer’s office, but my mind was nowhere near the lawsuit we were about to discuss.It was on my phone. More specifically, the nude pictures sent by Desiree lighting up my screen.I sighed heavily as I stared at yet another notification then another one appeared almost immediately.Desiree: I miss you already. I want you to come for more rounds of passion with me. I promise I’m going to let you have sex with me.I rubbed my forehead in frustration. “This was a mistake,” I muttered to myself.I shouldn’t have unblocked her. I definitely shouldn’t have apologized after she’d gotten angry with me.At the time, I’d convinced myself it was the easiest way to keep her from causing unnecessary drama while I dealt with Charlotte’s disappearance.Instead, I’d only encouraged her to continue wanting more of me.Another message arrived almost immediately.Desiree: Come over or should I come to you?I felt the bulge of ny dick at merely reading her messages. She was ha
Charlotte’s POVA firm knock echoed through the room before the lock clicked open.I slowly opened my eyes, blinking against the light that spilled inside. My body felt weak after going an entire day without food. My stomach protested immediately, but I ignored it and sat up on the narrow bed.Victor’s lackey stood at the doorway with the same lifeless expression he always wore.“The boss wants you in the dining room.”I frowned. “For what?”“To have Lunch.” He said with that cruel look.I almost laughed. “How thoughtful of that bastard.”Victor’s lackey didn’t react to my words. “Come with me.” He simply said.I climbed out of bed and followed him into the hallway. Two guards fell in behind us while another walked ahead. It wasn’t an invitation. It was another reminder that I was still their prisoner.The dining room looked absurdly luxurious compared to the room they had locked me in.A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling. The polished dining table was filled with expensive dis
Charlotte’s POVI ignored Alexander completely when I got home that night. The moment I stepped into the house, I walked straight past him. “Charlotte.”I pretended not to hear him. “Charlotte, can we talk?”I continued walking as my emotions were too raw, too tangled and too exhausted.The situati
Charlotte’s POVI smacked Alexander’s hands off my waist so hard that the sound echoed through the bedroom.His body immediately stiffened behind me. “Charlotte?”I did not answer as my eyes remained fixed on the mirror in front of me while my hand tightened around my phone.The screenshot of the n
Charlotte’s POV.I grabbed the steering wheel with both hands just as the car swerved violently toward the next lane. “Alexander!”The tires screeched harshly against the road before the vehicle steadied again.My heart pounded painfully inside my chest. “What is wrong with you tonight?” I yelled b
Alexander’s POV.I sat stiffly in my seat as the women in the support group turned their attention toward Desiree.Pamela smiled warmly at her from across the circle. “We’d love to hear your story, Desiree. Only if you’re comfortable sharing, of course.”Desiree crossed one leg over the other elega







