Chapter 61

I stare at him warily, curiosity piqued because that man is calling him, but I know he has been waiting for him to reach out. He is a lot like Alexi in that he hates not being in control of things. He still owes Alexi a favour, and maybe now he wants to get it dealt with so it no longer hangs over his head.

I watch silently, crossing my arms across my chest and feeling oddly fragile today. Stuck in the bathroom as he is still in the doorway, so I can’t go anywhere else and wait it out. Alexi doesn’t seem to care that I’m listening in either.

“How important is it, as I’m busy right now?” Alexi sounds stern, with a hostile tone to that usually husky voice and not friendly at all. His body language stiffens up, and he looks pretty unapproachable and blank.

I stand still as he listens to the voice on the other end, his gaze narrowing on me, and he frowns harder, lifting his arm to check his wristwatch and then running a hand over his brow and through his hair before sc