The Man on the Morning News
We moved through the room, our eyes scanning for any sign of Alexander.
"He's not here," Anna said. "He must be on the top floor."
We climbed the stairs to the top floor. The corridor was lined with doors—Alexander's private quarters, his office, his safe room. We moved toward the main door at the end of the hall.
I pushed it open.
Alexander Cross was sitting behind a large, ornate desk. He was older than I remembered, his hair grayer, his face more lined. But his eyes were the same—cold, calculating, empty.