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No sign of him.
I breathed my relief and headed into the office, forcing a smile for Michelle when I saw the office was empty.
Where was Michelle?
It didn’t matter— I had to get my stuff and leave. I’d text Michelle or call her; right now, my priority was leaving. I spotted a plastic bag by the coat rack and filled it with my laptop, iPad, and diary before hunting through the drawers for my certificates. Where were they? I was sure I left them here—
“Oh, I meant to ask—how are things with you and Reign? Are you an item, or is he still as commitment-phobic as ever?”
Oh, fuck. Alexander is here.
The emphasis on the word ‘things’ tells me he knew more than I did about Reign’s noncommittal attitude.
But how?
How well does Alexander know Reign?
I continued rooting through the drawers, sighing with relief when I found my certificates. I shove them into the bag before slamming the drawer shut—anything else can stay here. I fixed Alexander with a disgusted glare and straightened up.
“That’s none of your concern.”
Alexander James watched me, a smile spreading slowly across his face.
“Hmm. Elizabeth? How well do you know Reign?”
“Fuck you.”
His smile disappeared. “Now, now, be polite. You want a reference, don’t you?”
I shrugged, crossing my arms. “I don’t give a fuck. You and I know Reign will give me a job whether you give me one or not.”
We glared at one another until he relented and ran a hand through his hair.
“Let me explain about Reign and me before you leave. A way of an apology, if you will.”
The words surprised me. Not because he wanted to give me something but because that’s all he’d asked for so far.
“No thanks,” I said hotly.
“Elizabeth,” Alexander James sighed my name in a way that only he could.
There was nothing he could say now—
“Don’t you want to know what happened all those years ago? To Reign?”
I sucked in a breath, forgetting to release it for so long that I got dizzy. “How would I know you’re telling the truth?” I asked, hating the desperation in my voice.
“I have the reports.”
Reports?!
My eyes bugged, and he grinned.
“What reports?”
Alexander crossed over to me, placing his hands gently on my shoulders. I recoiled, stepping back and glaring at him.
“If you leave now, you’ll never know,” he said with a smirk.
