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

willing to put herself through such kind of pain

breathes, her face

hooded guy

is pure ice. "Tell me

sure his gaze alone

you?"

turns to her, his fury now redirected. "Melanie,"

this isn't true.'

her eyes darting everywhere but

"I-I-”

he roars. "You

her gone!" Melanie wails. "She doesn't belong here! She's

step forward, his towering

you who won't be belonging here anymore.

house. You

return the favor." He cocks his

the receiving end of whatever he has

be so kind and pass on the gesture to your father too." He

the

he's seeing his worst nightmare come to

didn't

"I'll make

I discipline her! Please..." Her father joins in and I watch with no words forming in my

he get the

be done because when he swallows these three, it's me he's coming

his temples again. "I

the board.

"I expect more than

on this case myself." Alex speaks and Mr.

course. We can even record it for you since you're

Melanie breaks down into

as her father turns his wrath on her. Alexander, however, is done giving

his expression

he says. "Let's

My feet finally obey,

out of the office, my pulse still

deathly silent as we walk. My footsteps feel

too uneven.

is a force

expression remains cold, his

fixed straight ahead.

He

word. But I can feel the weight

my eyes on the

but I

ominous, like a trap waiting

He moves first,

the passenger door. The sound of it

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