Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex)

COMMENT

Chapter 64

-Alex's POV-

The stark white light reflecting off the computer screen cast a harsh glow on my face as I scrolled through the files Christian had compiled. Lines of text blurred together, names and dates dancing before my eyes, yet a nagging itch persisted in the back of my min

Something wasn't clicking, a piece of the puzzle stubbornly refusing to fit.

his chair, a frown etched into his usually bored face. My gaze drifted back to the file, landing once more on Miranda's picture, her calculating eyes staring back at me. Then, it flicked

diligence, gathering all the necessary intel. But this time, a deeper uncase gnawed at me. It wasn't

a growing suspicion that leaned heavily towards the latter. Suddenly, Christian's voice shattered the silence, snapping me out of my internal monologue. "What does it mean when someone doesn't answer your text?” he asked, his voice laced with a rare curiosity. I whipped my head up,

the frown, holding up his phone for emphasis. "A text. Specifically, what does

laugh bubbled up but something in his demeanor held me back. Here was Christian Vance, the epitome of nonchalance, displaying what could only be described as...

through life, leaving a trail of broken hearts and discarded flings in his

was and against my better judgement, curiosity gnawed

"Who's the mystery woman holding you hostage with silence? Did someone finally

a well-deserved glare, but it did the trick. A smirk tugged at the corner of my lips as I watched the familiar arrogance flicker back into