CHAPTER 15

ALEX

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I popped the detoxifying pills into my mouth, gulped down water from the plastic bottle, and placed it back on my office desk before settling on the sofa across from Benjamin.

“Still thinking about Sophie?” Benjamin asked.

I snorted with a smile. “Is it that obvious?”

It had been three days since she spent the night in our room, and I still couldn’t shake the memory. It was engraved in my mind. But I still couldn’t reach her, and that created a speck of uneasiness in my happiness.

“I’m no savior, but,” Benjamin said, reaching into his suit pocket and drawing out a piece of paper, “I was able to get her new number.” He handed it over.

My eyes glinted with joy as I leaned in and took the paper from him. “How did you get it?”

“I’m not running a cybersecurity company for nothing,” he replied.

I dialed the number, and my heart rate hiked as it began to ring. When she didn’t pick up, I decided to send her a message. Unlike the other number I had, the tick doubled.

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