chapter thirty one

"No.. leave me....Alex!!" She yelled but it didn't change anything as they continued to drag her away.

Soon, her yells couldn't be heard, only the slamming of the iron door of the panic room from the basement.

"Alex, what are you doing?" Xavier whispered to him in confusion. He didn't know about the truth about Lisa yet. And neither did Levi as he was equally confused on why Alex would lock up his wife.

"Get back to work" Alex ordered and took his sister up the stairs leaving Xavier question and curiosity hanging.

He took her to her room and made her sit on the bed. He went to her mini fridge and grabbed an ice pack. He placed it gently on her red and swollen cheeks. Cecelia winced in pain as she looked at her brother.

His eyes were distant and his lips set in a thin and firm line. His jawline were firm. He looked angry and upset but CeCelia couldn't tell since his face was unfathomable.

"Alex" she called out to him softly. She reached out her hand and caress his cheeks. "Am sorry" s