Bruce
“Drop all the stuff with you guys on the table please” Alexander said with a smile on his face.
I dropped my gun on the table at his command but Michael got nothing on.
“Now let’s get to the point guys”, he shrugged.
I took a few steps backward.
As I took a step back, my eyes fixed on the floor as I tried to process what was happening. And then, in a moment of utter defeat, I dropped to my knees.
The pain and humiliation washed over me like a tidal wave, but I couldn't look up, couldn't meet Alexander's gaze.
The room seemed to spin around me, and I felt like I was losing my grip on reality. I was desperate, broken, and completely at Alexander's mercy.
As I knelt on the cold, hard floor, I couldn't help but think of Ella. I had to know if she was okay. I had to know if she
