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Nick abruptly stops in his tracks, turning around He thought he heard so from the bedrooainst his skin Nick narrowed his eyes, pulling the gun from his waistband He strode to the bedrooun pointed He walked into the rooer, ready to shot

In an instant, Alex, his body pressed against the opposite wall, grabbed Nick froainst the wall Nick screalasses skewed across his face, the lens cracked Alex grabbed Nick’s arain bashed hi to dislodge the gun out of Nick’s hands

All at once, Nick turned around, co face to face with Alex Nick’s wild eyes were filled with fury and hate, as Alex tried to wrestle the gun out of Nick’s hands Alex brought Nick to the floor, with Nick falling down hard Alex quickly pinned hi across the floor In an instant, Alex forced the gun out of Nick’s hand, pushing the gun as far away as possible, sending the gun sliding across the hardwood floor

Nick was stronger than Alex anticipated He threw Alex off, his rage giving hirabbed Alex by the collar, lifting hi Alex to double over He lunged for Alex, pinning hiainst the wall

“So we finally ain,” Nick hissed, his breath hot and rancid Blood poured out of his nose “Have you missed me?” he asked sarcastically

“Fuck you, you sick son-of-a-bitch,” Alex spat

Nick began laughing, a h “Oh, you have no idea just how sick I arabs Alex’s throat, squeezing as hard as he could

Alex brought his knee up, sla to catch his breath Alex brought his elbon, puround Nick was too fast He grabbed Alex by the shirt, screalass door, which led out onto the balcony Glass shattered everywhere as Nick shoved Alex through the door, bothout onto the balcony

Alex’s body sla He crouched, and fell down hard onto the balcony floor, glass flying everywhere In the distance, Alex could hear the police sirens screa

Alex looked up just in tilass door caused Nick to fall over the balcony railing Alex stood up, unable to tear his eyes away, and watched as Nick fell three stories down, his body landing on the wrought-iron railing, a black spike sticking straight through the center of Nick’s body

Chapter 40

Three days later

“I’ll be leaving for the airport in two hours I can’t wait to see you, baby,” Alex said, his voice soft

“I can’t wait to see you, too Have a safe flight I’ll see you when you arrive,” Katherine said

Alex hung up the phone, sood to talk to Katherine, to hear her voice It filled hi he had never experienced before