Chapter 64: Two Souls Seeking Solace

[Ralph’s POV]

At this rate, I’ll fuck up everything and things will go back to square one. She’ll hate me all over again and I’ll do something terrible to her.

I raked my fingers strongly through my hair and slammed the other fist on the glass panel, squeezing my eyes to suppress the fear of losing Juliette Lux.

I can’t lose her. For many reasons.

Something shook hard on the table and I shot a gaze at it.

With a sigh, I strode back to my desk and picked up my phone, and answered it without looking at the screen.

I sighed and said, “Yes, Ben.”

“Finally, my nephew.” The familiar slur of a drug addict came through like the call of death.

“Sandy….” I sighed, my eyes narrowing to caution. “What do you want?”

“To congratulate you, my boy!” The druggie cackled hysterically.

Crazy motherfucker. He’s high on drugs again.

I turned to the city view to clear my head, reminding myself of the better place I’m at right now. I pushed away the doubt that was trying to snake back into my sys