Bonds

Chapter 111

-Alex’s POV-

My gaze locked onto him, unwavering. It felt like an eternity, my vision boring into his. Years of pent–up questions swirled within me, a relentless storm demanding answers. Why? Why did he have to take her away? There was no justification, no explanation that could erase the gaping hole her absence had ripped in my life. He’d murdered her in a fit of rage, his temper a monstrous beast that had devoured the one person who loved me unconditionally.

I stood there, the weight of that moment heavy on my shoulders. The urge to end his pathetic existence was a tangible presence, a tempting whisper in the back of my mind. Death, however, felt like a kindness he didn’t deserve. He needed to suffer, to drown in the guilt of his

actions.

With a final, steely glance, I turned on my heel and walked away. Silence followed in my wake, a deafening echo of the hollowness within me. He was dead to me in that moment, his existence erased from my consciousness.

The world blurred into a kaleidoscope of colors as I drove, my mind a chaotic mess. There was no destination in sight, only the desperate need to escape the suffocating weight of everything that had happened. The car rolled on autopilot, my senses numb, until I found myself staring at the imposing glass and steel edifying that housed Daniel Stone’s company.

Stepping out of the car, a strange stillness hung in the air. Every head in the vicinity swiveled towards me, a silent symphony of surprised murmurs. The receptionist, a woman with a perfectly manicured smile, started to open her mouth, but a single icy glare from me slammed it shut faster than a slammed door.

Without a word, I pushed past her and stormed into Daniel’s office. He sat behind his expansive desk, his big frame filling the space with an air of arrogant entitlement. His eyes narrowed in surprise at my arrival, the initial shock morphing into a smug smirk that stretched across his

face.

“Well, well,” he drawled, his voice laced with amusement. “To what do I owe the pleasure of this unexpected visit?”

mockery dripping from his every word. “This,” I spat, my voice tight with barely contained fury, “this war

his face widening further. “Is that so?” he chuckled, a humorless sound, “And what makes you

now?”

takes,” I pressed, my words clipped. “Tell

a hollow sound devoid of any genuine humor. “Finally decided

threatening to break through the fragile control I held. But I forced myself to remain calm, to push down the urge to rip his throat out. “What will it take?” I repeated, my voice steady despite the irritation

My mind wandered, a memory from my childhood surfacing. My father’s words echoed in the recesses of my thoughts,

anger.

my problems from the very beginning. If he had just allowed me a normal childhood, the unconditional love of my mother by my side, I wouldn’t be this way. Trust wouldn’t

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gone, my relationship with Adrian wouldn’t be

it all

my father had been the puppeteer, his twisted teachings still holding a twisted grip on

He and my father were two sides of the same coin, a horrifying thought that made me clench my fists. But for now, I had to play

voice snapped me out of my introspective spiral. “And what made you finally accept,” he drawled, the mockery dripping from

within me. He wasn’t even listening, wasn’t processing what I was saying. All he cared about was this pathetic power struggle, this need to be the one standing over

a calculated exhale, I released the tension in my shoulders, the facade of barely contained fury replaced by a studied nonchalance. Glancing around his office, I spotted a glass cabinet tucked away in a corner,

the clink of crystal against glass echoing in the

Perfect.

from the shelf, their weight surprisingly light in my hand. As I turned back towards him, I

a soft thud, I watched his reaction. His jaw clenched, the vein in his temple throbbing. with fury. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” he snarled, his voice laced