16: You Belong To Me!

I’d never seen Alexander Sterling so mortified in my entire life until tonight.

He sat behind his huge mahogany desk with his sleeves rolled up, flipping through files with the intensity of someone trying to stop an empire from collapsing.

His father, Jameson Sterling, paced the length of the office as he raked his hands through his neatly combed hair, his face ashen with stress.

The glass wall muffled their voices but their lips rushed, the sharp tension pressing against the glass like steam.

Jameson barked at his son and Alex snapped back, the panic evident in their eyes and for once, I saw the cracks in Alex’s control.

A call diverted my attention and I quickly fished for my phone in my purse, glancing at the caller’s ID before accepting.

“Hello, Sophia.” I pressed the phone to my ear and stepped out of the waiting area, into an empty hallway.

“Babe, I’m so sorry I haven’t checked up on you in a while,” Her voice came soft but steady on the other end. “How have you been?”