Chapter Fourty Eight

Chapter 48

Alex

Alex woke with a monster catch in his neck and shifted in the too small chair to alleviate his discomfort. He had wanted to spend the night with Maya tucked into his arms, but she had resisted his touch at every turn, becoming so

distraught that he’d had no choice but to retreat.

He had taken the doctor’s advice and phoned a therapist as soon as he had returned to the apartment with Maya. The therapist was due to arrive this morning to speak with her. Alex just hoped she would be able to.

His gaze moved to the bed, and when he saw it empty, he shot to his feet. He started to bolt from the room, but a glimmer of something on the nightstand caught his eye. When he saw her engagement ring lying there, dread tightened

his chest. He ran from the room in search of her. As he went from room to room, his panic grew. She wasn’t anywhere to be found.

Even as he hurled himself into the elevator, he dug out his cellular phone. As soon as the doors opened in the lobby, he ran out a