Chapter 6. Bear the Berating

[REMINDER: SENTENCES INSIDE THIS FORMAT = *”--”* ARE SIGNED AND NOT SPOKEN]

Alexis Solace [1ST PERSON P.O.V]

Revving the car engine, I made sure the AC was on to cool both my nerves and my boss, the latter currently sprawled in the backseat of his own car. He was awake, but there was no way he was in any way, shape, or form fit to be driving, so we’ve just been keeping chill in this car for about 30 minutes now. He was still holding onto that menthol oil for dear life. I saw him sniffing it through the rearview mirror.

I wonder what got us into this mess.

Why did he suddenly fall ill like that? Was it the food? Was his food poisoned? Allergy? Was it because he’s sleep-deprived? There are a million things that could’ve caused this. Who am I—the hospital. We need to go to the hospital—

I gasped at the sudden cold feeling on my neck. It was Mr. Reign. Out of all the ways he could get my attention, he chose to press his freezing-cold fingers on my neck. He