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Chapter 44: Missing

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Alex’s POV

I paced the length of the study, each step sounding louder than the last against the marble floor. My fists clenched at my sides, blood surging beneath my skin like a warning bell. How dare she? The words escaped my mouth in a growl, barely above a whisper.

She had the audacity to defy me. In my own house. After everything.

I had been lenient with her. Patient. I had allowed her to stay, to breathe under my roof, after what I heard her say on that godforsaken island—“Used Alex… Used Nolan.” I should’ve thrown her out the moment we returned, yet I didn’t. Maybe it was because of Nolan. Maybe I was still trying to understand how someone who felt so real in my arms could turn out to be a lie.

The door creaked open. My head snapped up, jaw tight, ready to lash out. But when I saw who entered, the fury drained just slightly from my chest.

“Nanny Flora?” I exhaled slowly. “Is something wrong?”

She didn’t answer. Just walked across the room and sat herself in the chair opposite m
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