“Is Alexander with you?” I hurriedly asked.

Gai snorted. “No, he was supposed to come, but I found him asleep in his office. Wake him up for me, will you?”

My stomach jolted. “Gai, I don’t…”

“He has a bunch of work to do today,” she said. “I have to go. Wake him up, Olivia. That’s an order, not a request.”

Nervously, I tucked my hair behind my ears as I recalled the last time I had woken up Alexander in Washington. But I didn’t really have a choice. I guess waking up my boss was a part of my job.

Slowly, I turned the doorknob of his office and crept inside.

Alexander’s head was resting on his folded arms, propped up by his desk. He had giant black headphones covering his ears, like he didn’t want to be disturbed. That just made my stomach stiffen with anxiety, but I couldn’t back out now.

Gently, I moved one of his headphones to the side and exposed his ear.

“Alexander,” I said in a loud voice that rang throughout his office. “You need to wake up. You’re still at work.”

He didn’t even move an inch. I tried to wake him up by shaking his shoulder and practically shouting in his ear, but he just wouldn’t wake

up.

pretending to be asleep? Would Alexander purposely

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Honestly, he probably would.

tie Alexander had been wearing this morning strewn over it. He must have taken it off before his afternoon nap. The color gold glinted at me from the tie clip on the

could get fired for pulling

I allowed Alexander to sleep for the rest of the workday, I could also

my lip as I considered my

Oh, what the hell?

I ruled out the areas covered by his clothing like his arms and legs. Finally, I decided on his hand. That shouldn’t hurt him

in mine. Gently, I lifted his pointer finger and picked up the needle with my other

the needle until it was

rethinking my decision

hand twitched in mine. Determination coursed through me. It was

Alexander,” I murmured soothingly, hoping that I wasn’t lying to him. “My grandma used to do this same thing


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