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Khalid POV

I looked at Alexis and I was worried. She looked troubled and I wanted to help her. But I knew she was fiercely independent and she valued her privacy. I didn’t want to push her too hard and make her withdraw further.

I tried to reason with myself. Maybe she was just stressed about Megan’s disappearance. After all, this situation has taken a toll on all of us.

But I couldn’t shake the feeling that something else was going on. I could sense it in her eyes and in the way her heart was racing.

I wanted to talk to her, to ask her what was wrong. But I knew she wouldn’t tell me if I wasn’t careful.

So I decided to just wait. I would keep an eye on her and I would be there for her if she needed me.

I knew that Alexis was a strong person. She could handle whatever was going on. But I also knew that she needed my support.

“Something’s not right,” I thought to myself, the worry building within me.

“Why does she seem so unsettled? What could be troubling her?”

I would do whatever it