Chapter Seven.

ALEX

She didn't glance back at me, not even once. All I could do was watch her leave. She had changed, she was not the same Reyna I knew.

I didn't know if I hated this change or not but she made me look like a fool. That day she said she was going to leave. I thought it was a fucking joke, but she went ahead and got married to a fucking Theo.

She must be delusional because I never agreed to get divorced, and her so-called marriage to Theo was a joke. I would never accept it.

The cell gate clanked as the metal was pulled close. The police officer locked the gate before giving me a look of disdain and then walking away. "You can't fucking lock me in here. You have no idea who you are messing with!" I barked at him but he didn't even glance back and continued whistling.

A chuckle caught my attention from inside the cell; it was a guy who had a black eye and reeked of alcohol. From my guess, he probably got into a club fight. I could not believe that Reyna locked me up.

"Hey big shot, what got you in here?" The guy with a messed up face asked me but I ignored him. Taking a seat on the floor. The guy didn't like the fact that I was ignoring him and walked up to me.

"Hey, big shot. I am fucking talking to you!" He scoffed at me, trying to grab my shoulders, but I evaded his touch. "Fuck off," I snapped at him, my cold eyes sharing keenly with him.

He shrank, stepping away, unable to hold my gaze.

I was in a bad mood, right now. Luckily the punk could take a hint and moved away. My head was all in the cloud trying to process what was going on.

******

The clanking sounds of metal woke me up. Someone was screaming at me but it was a bit blurry. "Get your ass up. Your bail has finally arrived." I heard a police officer scream out.

My eyes pried open, my gaze a bit hazy; I could not believe that I spent the night here. The stench of pee filled the cell, making my nose scrunch up. That bastard from last night peed himself after he was finally knocked out drunk.

Grabbing my head, I rose to my feet, approaching the metal gate. The gates made clattering sounds as it was pulled open; I could not help but wonder who paid the bail because last night, I wasn't allowed to contact my lawyer.

I have a feeling Reyna had a hand in it because she wanted me to spend the night here. My eyes darted around the other cells. This was the lowest I had gotten in my life.

I was given back my cell phone and other accessories that were seized from me before being thrown into the cell. We arrived at an office to handle some paperwork.

The door was pushed open, and my eyes fell on the familiar figure of Maddox and my lawyer, Mr. Flynn.

"Good morning, Mr Cage," Mr Flynn rose to shake hands with me. From the corners of my eyes, I could see Maddox holding back his laughter.

"You look like shit Alex." Maddox snickered. I shot him a glare which he found amusing. The lawyer led me to a seat while asking about my condition. I felt like shit but was too exhausted to even talk about it. "I am so sorry I couldn't come earlier; luckily, Maddox informed me about your situation early this morning." The lawyer explained. I clicked my tongue in response as my eyes went to the police officer.

The police officer cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention back to him. "Please, can we get to the main topic?" He passed a document to me.

Mr Flynn glanced through it first to confirm the contents. He released a tired sigh and I could already read whatever was in the file was bad news

"Mr Cage, these are the conditions for your bail. I tried my best to negotiate but you harassed Mrs Hudson. She threatened to go to court to sue for damages, and I was able to get you off with just a restraining order." Mr Flynn explained and my face twisted in anger. Reyna requested a restraining order from me. She got to be fucking kidding me.

"There is no fucking way I am staying away from my wife. Reyna and I are not legally divorced yet." I barked at Mr Flynn when he was not the item of my fury.

"Mrs Hudson has every right to get a restraining order, concerning your marital affair, you can sue her for bigamy, since your divorce was not settled. It is either this restraining order or you lose a lot of money." Mr Flynn explained. My hands clenched I guess I had no choice then.

I picked up the pen and appended my signature. "Can I leave now?" I asked, sounding irritated.

"You can but remember to stay away from Mrs Hudson." The police officer reminded me. I scoffed; if she wanted me to stay away, a restraining order was not enough to keep me away.

I stormed off, leaving the police station, trying my best to keep my anger at bay. I wanted to punch someone so badly.

"Wait up, Alex," I heard Maddox call behind me. Maddox and I were good friends, but he could be an annoying prick at times.

"What do you fucking want?" I barked at him as soon as I stopped in my tracks. He wasn't bothered by my fury and chuckled instead.

"Calm down Alex, this isn't the thank you I expected after bailing out from jail. I guess your reunion with your ex-wife was memorable." He teased me, pissing me off further.

"She isn't my ex-wife," I deadpanned, but it seemed like no one was listening to me. Maddox scoffed. "It doesn't seem that way. Did you forget you were banging her best friend?"