Chapter 15

~Alex~

I watched as Elysia entered the warehouse. Had I lost my fucking mind? What the hell was I thinking? She was basically an infant in this cut-throat world I had introduced her too, and I was throwing her to the fucking wolves. But, I soothed my frayed nerves with the thought, she had insisted. A rebellious light had shown from her eyes, and I hadn't been able to refuse.

"Remember, I'll be right outside," I'd murmured. "If you need anything, just call."

That was an utterly ridiculous thing to have told her, I realized now. If she was in trouble, the last thing she needed to do was get on the freaking phone!

To my words, she'd replied, "Got it." Her voice had been steady, and I'd had to admire the steel in her spine. She was a damn quick learner, and I was starting to see there was potential in her that was far beyond my initial intent for her.

As I waited, the seconds ticked by, feeling more like hours than minutes, each tick seemed to take longer than the last.

I paced outside