Chapter Fourty One

"I want to go home," Annie said, sitting down in Alexander's office chair. Alexander looks up from his computer screen which had previously been captivating his attention. As Alexander studied Annie's still bruised face that still punched his heart. He couldn't help but feel that he had failed her. He had let Annie go free, only for her to immediately been captured again once again. Alexander knew that he seemed weaker to his rivals, but his relationship with Annie was now going to be used against him. Xavier was dead now, that should reassure him, but it didn't and Annie's brusied and broken body was not helping ease him at all.

"You can't." Alexander leaned forward. "You just can't Annie."

"Why?" Annie asked, "Are you holding me prisoner again?" Annie felt trapped. Once again she was to be locked away with Alexander, he might be nicer than Xavier but she was tired of being held prisoner by other people. She couldn't stand to be controlled. She at least needed the normality of her