"Are you just going to stare at me, or are you going to yell at me for drinking your fancy scotch?" I hiccupped, wiping a mixture of rain and tears from my face."You look like a drowned rat, Chloe," Alexander’s deep, raspy voice rumbled through the quiet room. As my eyes adjusted to the bright light, I noticed the heavy crystal tumbler in his hand, with amber liquid swirling at the bottom. He had been sitting alone in the pitch black, drinking."Well, this drowned rat just lost her fiancé, her life savings, and her dignity!" I yelled back, holding the heavy glass bottle tightly to my chest. "So back off!"Alexander downed the rest of his glass in one gulp. He set the empty glass down on a side table and took a slow step toward me. "Keep your voice down. And give me the bottle. You've had enough.""Make me, Alexander," I challenged, raising the bottle to my lips for another swig.He moved so fast I barely saw it. In one second, he was across the room, and in the next, his large, warm
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