Bonds

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.

Across the table, Christian sprawled back in 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 to Ivan’s file – a picture of stoic perfection.

all the necessary intel. But this time, a deeper uncase gnawed at me.

concealing a storm of inner demons? My gut churned with a growing suspicion that leaned heavily towards the

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

my head up,

holding up his phone for emphasis. “A text. Specifically, what does it mean

blinked twice, staring at him as if he’d sprouted a second head. The urge to laugh bubbled up but something in his demeanor held me back. Here was Christian Vance, the epitome of nonchalance, displaying

moment, I simply stared, speechless. Christian never worried. He breezed through life, leaving a trail of broken

was and against my better judgement, curiosity gnawed

voice. “Who’s the mystery woman holding you hostage with silence? Did someone finally see past your