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“Alexa,” Beau warns. “I’m serious.”
“Hunter and Kathy lost their baby.”
“And?”
“What do you mean? That’s horrible.”
A heavy breath sounds over the speaker. “And why are you acting all moody because of their situation? It’s terrible, but it doesn’t change anything with you. You’re still having this baby without him.”
“Yes,” I croak. “I mean, I was just thinking, maybe without another baby in his life taking his attention, he does have the right to know.”
Beau remains silent. The only sound over the speaker is cars honking obnoxiously.
“I need to go,” he snaps.
“Beau Romano,” I threaten him. “Don’t you dare hang up on me. I need a friend right now.”
“What would you like me to say, Alexa? Sure, tell him. I’ll watch on the side with my bucket of popcorn while he convinces you to move in together to stay as a family. Then, I’ll wait for the moment when you tell me you’ve always loved him, and this feels right.”
My mouth falls open as my chest begins to hitch. The walls of my constricted lungs make it hard to breathe. Then my hands tremble against the steering wheel. How dare he think my motive is to get Hunter back in bed like that’s all I can think about.
“You know what, Beau? You’re a fucking jerk!”
I slam my finger against the end call button to let out a giant sob. My eyes water, glazed and making it hard to focus. Then, something catches my eye in the distance, something slow walking across the road.
Quickly wiping my eyes to clear my vision, I lean forward to see a baby bear walking on its own across the empty road. It’s too late to slam my foot on the brake, so I swerve at the last minute to avoid killing the poor little guy, only for my tire to fall off the road and spin the car out of control.
The adrenaline spurts to every part of me as I try to control the steering.
But then, a tree is the only thing my eyes focus on with fear.
Closer and closer, then a loud bang causes me to scream, followed by the nightmare calleddarkness.
FIFTEEN
LEX
My patience is growing increasingly thin as the group from Hong Kong tries to undercut me on the deal we’re trying to close.
Against the table, I tap my fingers while keeping my expression blank. They must know who they are dealing with. This game of theirs is old, and after five hours of being inside this boardroom, I’m about to pull the plug on them.
Will glances at me with a knowing look. Much like me, he’s onto the game being played, as does Noah, who is on my right.
“Gentlemen,” I interrupt with a hard smile. “Surely, you can’t expect our company to agree to these terms?”
Simon, the CEO, focuses on me while leaning back in his chair. He pushes his glasses against the bridge of his nose, then produces a fake smile.
“Mr. Edwards, we pride ourselves on being the best, and therefore we believe our offer is above everyone else. You either accept, or we move on.”
The nerve of this moron. Just as I’m about to tell him there is no deal unless he comes to our terms, my phone vibrates in front of me. I’m just about to send it to voicemail when I catch a glimpse of Alexandra’s name flashing on the screen.
“Excuse me, everyone. I must take this call.”
Quickly standing up from the chair, I take my phone with me as I exit the boardroom, desperate for relief before I lose my temper.
“Alexandra, sweetheart. Is everything okay?”
“Da… Dad…” She cries softly. “Help me, ple… please.”
