HIDDEN PLANS

Augustine sat alone in a dimly lit room, the weak light from a single bulb casting long shadows on the walls. The air felt thick with tension as he stared at the monitor in front of him. His expression was hard to read, but the anticipation in the room was unmistakable, like the stillness before a storm.

For a moment, everything was quiet, but inside, Augustine's anger boiled. He couldn’t contain it any longer. With a sudden roar, he erupted, his voice echoing off the walls. Frustration took over as he kicked a nearby chair, sending it crashing across the room. His fist slammed into the cold wall, the pain a sharp contrast to the fury raging in his mind.

"You coward!" he shouted, his voice thick with rage. "If you were here, I'd tear you apart and put you back together just to tear you apart again!"

Augustine had put everything in place carefully. He had a man watching Alexa from a distance, someone who never knew he was working for him directly. Augustine had used the nanny as a midd