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.

enlisted Christian’s investigative skills on Ivan and his pack. Back then, I’d brushed it off as simple diligence, gathering all the necessary intel. But this time, a deeper uncase gnawed at me.

was he a master of disguise, expertly concealing a storm of

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

my head

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

to laugh bubbled up but something in his demeanor held me back. Here was Christian Vance, the epitome of

Christian never worried. He breezed through life, leaving a trail of broken

here he was and against my

the mystery woman holding you hostage with silence?