Chapter 101

• Alexis stood on the yard of Matthew’s loft, her heart dashing. It had been months of stolen looks and mystery whispers, but nowadays it was different. Nowadays, she was attending to settle everything. She rectified her skirt, took a profound breath, and knocked softly on the door. Matthew opened the door with a grin, his brown eyes crinkling at the corners, but the energy in his eyes blurred when he saw the genuine expression on her face.
• "Alexis," he said, venturing aside to let her in. "What’s going on?" She walked inside, her heels clicking on the hardwood floor as she crossed the little living room. The cozy flat had ended up an asylum for her, an elude from her deteriorating marriage to Haven, and now she was prepared to form it something more.
• She turned to face Matthew, her hands clasped together anxiously. “We ought to talk,” she said, her voice firm but edged with uneasiness.