I opened the door.Alexander was standing there.Alone.His suit jacket was gone, his sleeves rolled to his forearms, and somehow that made him look more dangerous than he had downstairs.He looked at me.Then past me.His eyes landed on my laptop.I moved instinctively, blocking his view."What do you want?"His mouth curved."You already know.""No, I don't.""Then why are you shaking?"I wasn't.At least, I refused to let him see that I was.I crossed my arms."You shouldn't be upstairs.""And you shouldn't be running a secret account."My heart stopped.For one horrible second, neither of us moved.Then I laughed.A nervous, brittle sound."I don't know what you're talking about.""Of course you don't."He stepped into the room.I immediately stepped backward."Get out."He closed the door behind him.Not locked.Just closed."You've always been careful," he said.My throat tightened."About what?""Your face."I said nothing."Your name."Nothing."Your university."My heart bega
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