Semua Bab The Alpha who was never mine: Bab 111 - Bab 120

Alexander Marcus had taken over the dining table, with a laptop open in front of him beside two phones, a notebook and several sheets of paper covered in names, numbers and locations. One screen displayed a map while the other displayed information Alexander had stopped pretending to understand a long time ago. Alexander remained near the window with his phone in his hand. The call rang then went to voicemail and he disconnected and shoved the phone into his pocket. Marcus typed another command into the laptop before grabbing one of the phones and dialing somebody. “No, I need the last transmission point.” He listened. “I already have the account information.” Another pause. “Call me back when you find it.” The line disconnected. Alexander watched him. “Anything.” “Not yet.” Marcus had been at this for over an hour — calls, messages, contacts and every lead seemed to end exactly where it started. Alexander pulled out his phone again. Voicemail. Marcus finally glanced up. “Y

Elena“What am I doing here?”The question left Elena’s mouth the moment the door opened. Mrs. Cross stepped inside and closed the door behind her. “I owe you an apology.”“An apology?”“The circumstances were unfortunate. I would have preferred a different approach.”Elena pushed herself upright too quickly and the movement made her head pound harder. “A different approach. I was taken off the side of a road, drugged and locked in a room.”“I understand why you’re upset.”“You kidnapped me.”Mrs. Cross remained polite. “I understand your frustration.”Fear gripped Elena suddenly when she remembered Carlos.. The thought struck so hard she almost forgot everything else. Maybe they knew. Maybe they had found out. Maybe that was why she was here.“I can explain, it’s not what you think happened” she blurted out.Mrs. Cross blinked. She didn’t understand what she was trying to say. She raised a hand, cutting her off. “You should feel comfortable here. Anything you need will be provided.”

Alexander The envelope arrived with the morning post in a plain white sleeve marked with the council seal, and Alexander set his coffee down to open it where he stood. Two pages slid out, the first carrying the official ruling and the second the schedule for the settlement payments, and he read only the lines that mattered before folding the pages closed again. The bond between him and Elena was acknowledged. The marriage between him and Vivian was dissolved, effective immediately. Three months ago a letter like this would have meant something to him but now it was paper in his hand, so he dropped it on the counter beside his untouched breakfast and reached for the coffee again. The doorbell sounded before he had finished the cup, and he went into the hall to open the door, finding two officers waiting on the step, one older with grey at the temples and the other younger with a tablet under his arm. They both flashed identification before he had time to ask and the older one introduc

Elena The lock clicked and Elena was already moving before the door finished opening. She slid off the bed so quickly her knee struck the bedside table and the breakfast tray rattled, a cup tipping sideways and rolling across the surface before stopping against the edge. For hours she had listened for footsteps outside, for hours she had waited for that lock to turn, and now somebody was finally coming in. It was Ethan and she felt no relief at all. His shirt was rumpled, the top buttons undone, and there was a heaviness to his movements that made her stomach drop. He shut the door behind him and lifted both hands. “Elena. I just want to talk.” She backed away until the wall stopped her. The drug still sat heavily in her body, her legs unreliable beneath her, every movement reminding her how weak she was. Ethan noticed. “You should sit down.” “I don’t want to sit down.” “Then stand. That’s fine too. Just listen to me for a minute.” “I don’t want to listen to you.”

Elena She woke to the smell of coffee and the sound of the bedroom door opening with a hip. Alexander came in carrying a tray balanced on one forearm with a mug, a plate of toast, and a small jug of juice on it. “You’re up.” He set the tray on the foot of the bed and bent over her and pressed a kiss to her temple, then to her mouth. “Good morning.” “Morning.” “Did you sleep.” “Like the dead.” She had spent the evening on the phone with her Parents who called the moment Alex informed them about the incident. She pushed herself up against the pillows and he reached behind her to fix the one that had slid down the headboard. “What time is it.” “Just after nine.” He brought the tray up to her lap and sat on the edge of the bed next to her hip. She tore a corner off the toast and put it in her mouth, and he reached for the mug and held it for her until she had taken it from him, and then he sat there with his hand on her knee through the blanket while she ate. A knock came