Chapter Forty Nine

Xena Remington

I knocked on Axel’s cabin door twice, waiting for his reply. I hear a faint ‘come in’ as I brace myself with the script that I went over with Zara for over an hour so that I don’t miss out on important points while talking to Axel.

“Hey, I thought I should bring by the monthly expense report, I didn’t find any suspicious activity on it but you can go through it once to be thoroughly sure,” I tell him as I see him hold up a finger as he continues typing away on his laptop.

I breathe in as I see the top three buttons of his white shirt, giving me a clear view of his magnificent and chiselled chest. His suit jacket was thrown on the chair in front of him, his tie hung loose around his neck as he ran his hand through his already dishelmed messy brown hair.

He looked tired, tense and busy. I don’t think this was a good time to have this talk with him. It seemed like he had many important things to work on and I should disturb him and give him new problems. I hated being a