Chapter 25

• ~DANTE’S POV~
• I sat up in bed, blinking my eyes open. I was awake. My eyes felt sweaty, and I massaged them with my fingers as I pushed myself out of bed, kicking off the bedsheets. In an instant, I could feel my eyes becoming more irritated. I groped for my phone on the nightstand, thinking Elvis had sent me a message informing me of my wife Lola’s whereabouts. Regrettably, there was nothing but missed calls from Candice. I checked the clock and realized I had plenty of time to work out. I dashed to the bathroom and took care of business as fast as possible. Then I dried my hands and face before exiting the bathroom and entering my walk-in closet, where I started searching for a towel so I could head to my gym, but then I couldn’t find any of the towels. I got annoyed as I’ve never run short of towels, ‘Why am I paying helpers if they can’t get a single thing straight?’ Annoyed, I went to the side of the closet where I keep Lola’s clothes when she comes to visit. A towel caught my eye in one of the drawers, so I shoved my hand inside the drawer and then pulled my hand out of the drawer after grabbing her towel. However, my hand was also grasping another soft piece of material along with the towel. A picture dropped out of the towel when I flipped it around but didn’t pay attention. It was the soft material that drew my attention. I was able to identify what I was clinging to very instantly. My heart stopped beating and my lungs went dry. It was one of Lola’s undies that was clinging to the tips of my fingers.
• Christ!