od in the quiet hospital corridor, his chest tight. He reached up and ya

lit up with a preliminary report from his assi

a dangerous coldness settling over his features. He typed a rapid reply, or

d on her side, her back facing the door. She looked impossibly small in the ce

had no strategy to repair her shattered trust. His mind drew a blank, leaving him to grasp at the only non-capital solution he could remember. He would bu

summon his driver. He walked several blocks down the bus

is leather shoes fading down the hall. She slowly rolled o

bble of his creation, believing every sweet moment. Now, the

b swiped open the screen. The wallpaper was a photo of them smiling on a yac

le clicked. Alexzander walked bac

carefully pulled out a steaming oat milk

butter filled the room. Alexzander so

eat something. You

breathing remained steady. S

lled a chair close to the bed and sat down. His large frame l

r uninjured left shoulder,

cold as winter ice. She swung her left a

edge of the paper cup on the

. It splashed directly onto Alexzander's custom suit trous

did not yell. Instead, he grabbed a handful of paper towels and rapidly began wip

sy. The usual flawless composure o

ble. Her heart felt lik

id, her voice dripping with ice.

in his fist. He slowly lifted his head, a

s is your favorite bakery. I stood in lin

lly think a croissant erases the fact that you ab

o leverage billions, but he had no stra

e hardened, returning to its usual mask of

gaze head-on. "I have never been m

nced himself this was just pregnancy hormones makin

els into the trash bin. "Then

e room, his long strides eatin