Another man

ALEKSANDER'S POV

A few sprinkles rained down from the sky when I stepped out of the office in the evening. Antonio was already waiting out front in the car, so I braced myself and jaunted out to beat the start of the storm. Thankfully he had windshield wipers going and the heat blasting for me when I settled into the back seat.

It was the end of the week and I blissfully left the office early after dealing with Nikolai all afternoon. With the grand opening of our new club acquisition coming tomorrow, we were down to the wire to make sure all the plans were completed.

My head was pounding, and I wished I could melt in the backseats of the Cadillac. Rubbing my forehead, I forced myself to tune into my driver talking to me.

"Nice seeing you leave the office early today, boss. That's a good start to the weekend", He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel as we stopped at the crowded intersection. The sounds of the rain pattering on the car broke up the following silence.

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