unmasked desire
Alexander had told himself a dozen lies in the space of a second.
I can keep this professional.
I can protect him better than anyone else.
He won’t recognize me.
And the most dangerous lie of all:
I can stop whenever I want.
Alexander laughed again, harsh and humorless.
He moved through the penthouse like a storm, knocking over chairs, ripping framed art from the walls. One painting cracked down the center when it hit the floor, the canvas splitting like a wound.
Then he reached the hallway.
The masks were displayed there dozens of them, mounted carefully in glass cases. Venetian. Minimalist. Ornate. Abstract. Each one representing a role, a boundary, a version of himself he could inhabit wi
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