The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 109
Alexander
“I thought some more about your idea,” I told Fiona as we sat down at the dinner table. “I’m going to talk with Conrad about it later this week.”
She smiled. A real smile. “That’s excellent. I’m happy to hear it.”
n about doing an interview, too. I wanted to ask your thoughts about which publication might be best. You’re better read in this industry than I am.”
he had read and felt offered thorough, balanced perspectives.
put my phone on silent.
t began to ring
ned it to my pocket.
o her meal.
interrupting our dates were null and void if none ever proved to be true.
told me Iris was calling back again.
faint noise. “Answer it, please,” she instructed me quietly. “Just see
icked up the call.
e middle of dinner with Fiona.”
tonight, with Fiona.”
st sentence were ominous.
Fiona was picking at her food distractedly when I returned to
asked. “Everything alright
t know. She was
she want from you?”
ed me to come by her room. Said she wants to show me something.”
hing? In her bedroom?”
g like that.”
I ran a hand down my face. “I don’t think it’s anything like that.”
y Luna’s face turned serious as she picked up on my energy. “Look, if you’re really worried about her, just go.”
like this in the middle of our time together.”
ir back and rose to stand. “Go check on Iris. I’ll go take a bath.”
tanding before I left. She shook her head dismissively, as if to say it was no big deal. I knew, though, that it was.
eeding injury.
ngth of her neck.
d?!”
ath. “She just attacked me, Alexander. I hardly did anything to make
ion started tunneling. I was understanding everyth
cratches.”
ona by accident a little bit ago. She got so mad, said I wasn’t
ay, down the hall.
furious.
ng to me? Didn’t you hear what I just told you
open doorway. “I heard you,” I said firmly, “and I don’t believe you. Fiona would never do something like that.”
uh? Who?!”
cratch marks on Iris’s skin looked obviously self-inflicted. Made with the fingers of the right hand pulling downward on the left
hallways.
or on the phone and told her
o that corridor.
s’s door for several minutes until it swung open again and the doctor popped her head out, apparently looking for me.
rds down the hall.
herself on the hard bench. “I cleaned and treated the injury,” she said quietly. “The scratches were very shallow, no need for stitches or anything like that.”
rself?”
ighed. “She admit
nhale. Let it out as slow as I could.
octor, “Will you wait her
cour
bandages.
y did you do this, Iris?”
e f**k?! Why would you make something like this up? How could you do something like that?”
sorry. I was just so upset after I saw her. She makes me feel
speaking ill of Fiona, in any way, ever again. Do you understand me?”
g, still not looking at me.
ce right now. There was no use standing here and asking Iris to make any
utside again. She was waiting patien
n issues, though, I’m a bit hesitant to offer her any kind of medication that might—”
would have gone on for a while if I’d let her.
ck on her after that. After I’ve cooled down.”
t wait for
was going back to