Chapter 15 ~ Fleeting warmth
Chapter 15 - Fleeting warmth
Athena
"Mr. King, what-" Mr. Dalton starts, but Alexander's cold voice cuts through.
"I suggest you think carefully before uttering another word, Dalton."
A heavy silence falls.
Melanie's father pales "Mr. King? Do you know this cri- young lady?"
Alexander doesn't even spare him a glance. His focus is solely on me, his eyes locking onto mine like he can read everything I'm thinking.
I try to figure out what he's thinking but I come up empty. He gives nothing away.
“Get up.” His voice is commanding. Making all the hairs on my body rise.
I remain frozen, my body is unwilling to obey.
Mr. Dalton clears his throat.
"Mr. King, this is a serious matter-'
Alexander's gaze finally shifts to him, sharp as a blade. "Serious? You mean this pathetic attempt at framing my-"
My heart pounds even harder. Hope is starting to grow like a balloon.
"Framing an innocent lady?"
And it pops.
Painfully so.
Melanie's sobs long ended. Her face is horrified. I bet she didn't
see this coming. Neither did I.. Her father turns red, but before he can explode, Alexander pulls
out his
phone and tosses it onto the desk. The screen lights up with a paused video.
"Play it," he commands.
Mr. Dalton hesitates before pressing play.
On the screen, grainy footage from a security camera shows Melanie in the parking lot. She's alone-
until a guy in a hoodie steps up to her. They exchange a few words, then suddenly, she throws herself onto the ground. She punches her own face.
Gasps fill the room. My own stomach twists in disbelief.
This little bitch! I even felt guilty..and sorry. What kind of insanity is
herself through such kind of pain
Melanie breathes, her
continues, showing the hooded guy sprinting off while Melanie
pure ice. "Tell me again," His
and we are all sure his gaze alone is enough to
you?"
father turns to her, his fury now redirected. "Melanie," he hisses. "Tell
this isn't true.'
tremble, her eyes darting everywhere
"I-I-”
he roars.
gone!" Melanie wails. "She doesn't belong here! She's
takes a step forward, his towering
belonging here anymore. You'll be a
You almost ruined her
I'll return the favor." He cocks his head to the side and I
be on the receiving end of whatever
kind and pass on the gesture to your
the
he's seeing his
didn't mean
"I'll make
her! Please..." Her father joins in and I watch with no
get the footage so
warms in my chest. Something that shouldn't even be done because
rubbing his temples again. "I
to the board.
"I expect more than
this case myself." Alex speaks and Mr. Dalton
can even record it for
Melanie breaks down into
his wrath on her. Alexander, however, is done giving them attention. He
his
on," he says.
My feet finally obey,
following him out of the office, my pulse still erratic.
as we walk. My
too uneven.
me is
suffocating. His expression
fixed straight ahead.
He
But I can feel the weight of his fury pressing against my skin, making it
the
is cool, but I
seems ominous, like a trap waiting to spring
He moves first,
open the passenger door. The sound of it
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