Chapter 109

ALEXANDER

I have not had time to spend with Raina in a while and it was hurting me down to the bones. I have been in and out of the house late when she had gone to bed and I was usually up and out of the house earlier than when she woke up. 

The house was quiet that night when I stepped into the house again. The rooms were dimly lit, the refrigerator was humming softly and the faint scent of Raina’s perfume was lingering in the hallway as I made my way to our room. I dropped my keys on the dining table, careful enough not to make a sound. I took off my shoes slowly while listening but still, I heard nothing. 

Just like every other night that I had come home, she was already well asleep. 

I walked through the house like a ghost, careful not to wake anyone up. My movement against the floor were silent and even though I so badly wanted to hear her voice, feel her arms wrap around me and even to look into those beautiful eyes of hers and for her to