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Ohfuck.
Swipingthe unlock button, my fingers flew over the keypad asIfuriously typed a response.AxelknewIwas off-limits.Wehadn’t seen each other in years.Whywas he suddenly fixated on me?Hundredsof women were enamored with him at the party tonight.Whynot send these nondescript texts to one of them instead of tormenting me?
Piya:Whatdo you want?
Axel:Manythings.Worlddomination, a space station, a private island.Butif you’re asking specifically about tonight,Iwant you to leaveAmbani.
Thephone dropped from my hand and landed on the heated tiles of my bathroom floor with a loud thud.
“Piya.”Jayknocked on the bathroom door on cue. “Areyou all right?”
“Y-Yup,”Istuttered. “Just, um,Iwas washing my face and accidentally dropped my phone.”
Apause on the other side of the door.Ihad been acting strange all evening, which hadn’t gone unnoticed.Nevertheless,Jay’svoice was kind when he said, “Becareful.”
“Iwill.”
Ibent over to pick up the phone.Thecase and screen protector were good quality, and my phone survived unscathed.BeforeAxelcould send more preposterous texts,Iput a lid on it.
Piya:Pleasestop whatever it is you’re doing.Incase you don’t recall,I’mmarried.
Axel:HowcouldIforget?FYI,Ambanino longer has a place in your life.
Laughterbubbled to the surface from his ludicrous proclamation.
Piya:Ohokay, master.Sinceyou declared it so,I’llsimply inform my husband of thirteen years that he no longer has a place in my life.
Axel:I’mglad we agree.
Piya:Don’ttext me again.Ihave a family now, and this is highly inappropriate.
Axel:Endit withAmbaniwithin the hour.
Seriously, what the fuck!?
Piya:Areyou hearing yourself?Whatis wrong with you?
Axel:Ialso wantAmbani’spersonal items gone by the end of the night.Throwthem in a box when you kick him out or trash it for allIcare.
Piya:GotoHell,Mr.Trimalchio.
Axel:Ifyou don’t cut the formalityBS,I’llget in my car and drive over.
Piya:I’mdone with this conversation.Goodbye.
Itapped on the number to block him when an inbound text debunked my efforts.
Axel:Ifyou block this number,I’lltext you from another phone.Ihave a limitless supply.
Iglowered at the messages and realizedAxelwas texting me from an unlisted number that couldn’t be traced back to him.Aburner phone, most likely.Hehad also been meticulous about not acknowledging his name during our exchanges.Thisconversation couldn’t be used as proof of harassment.
Myscreen lit up with another incoming text.
Axel:I’ma dangerous man to piss off,Princess.Trustme, you don’t want to defy me.
Axel:Endit withAmbaniand erase all traces of him from your life.
Axel:Youhave one hour.
