The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 71

Fiona

I resisted the temptation to pull the shades down over my office windows after I closed myself inside. It did me no use to cry anymore, no matter how badly I was hurting.

Baron and Alexander had just made a huge, embarrassing scene in my workplace, for all of my coworkers to see. I had worked so hard on my professional image in this office for months. Now, in less than half an hour, my ex- and current fiancés showed up uninvited and blew it to pieces.

surreal, too bizarre

had sliced into me like a sharp knife.

ngs he said. And in such a

hurt to breathe.

f my pack.

me, the pain felt like the betrayal of a deep and delicate trust. I realized that I had started believing that this man really cared about me.

softly on my office

. “Hey. I wanted to check on you. Are you okay?” He took a step inside and closed the door quietly behind him.

ust completely mortified.” That part was true.

, his face solemn and pitying, shook his head. “No one’s judging you, Fiona. I mean, well…” He pressed his lips together. “Yeah, people wi

y to make me feel better, Gerald.”

didn’t see out there watching that scene.”

evator after you came in here. He did not look happy – the boss, I mean. Well, I guess neither of them looked happy, but…” Gerald gave me an awkward look, like he wanted

rstood as permission to leave. “Thanks for checking on me, Gerald.”

me another awkward, closed-mouth smile and l

sk at the end of my workday, just as he was returning from his rooftop deck smelling of cigarette smoke, his thick, silver-streaked hair all a mess.

you, Fiona.” He nodded at the pile of paperwork and paced over to meet me at the desk.

need anything else.”

h.

chat as well.

didn’t wait for a reply before I swept myself out of the room.

“I’m so sorry, Fiona. I don’t actually believe any of those things that I said earlier, please believe me.”

g into this pleading rant.

rrupted him. “I just walked in the door,” I said quietly. “Can you just give me a

, looking like it was physically difficult for him to distance himself from me. I watched his chest ris

recognize my reflection. The dark look in my eyes made my own face appear foreign, making me realize that I had never felt before the emotions that I was feeling right now.

lood, urging me to lash out at Alexander in rage.

.

and opened the door.

get comfortable sitting loosely cross-legged, resting my weight back against the headboard.

, Fiona,” Alexander said again, more

n’t even look at him.

e. “It’s just that the way you had been acting –”

my anger out. “What you did today is not my fault.”

exander’s mouth hung open. He rubbed it with his

arted to swell up in my eyes. I hoped he didn’t notice. I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of seeing me hurting again, knowing he had that kind of power over me. But as Alexander stumbled through this so-called apology, making excuses and blaming me for

explain it. I swear, I didn’t mean any of it.”

palm up.

.”