Cassian Torque was a busy man. He had a company to take care of, a hotel and apartment to run, and his father and friends to handle. For years, he had never taken a vacation or let alone a sick day, but after hearing from Langdon that Alex showed up at the orphanage, he just had to call Sheena and tell her he's taking a few days off.
He was tired. For three months, he worked himself to the bone just trying not to think about anything, that Sheena had to give up telling him to go home early. The only “rest" he had were those weekly visits to the bar. But even as he tried to regain his old self and tried to bring casual flings to the hotel, he would always end up backing out.
He was overworked, sexually frustrated, and he hadn’t gotten decent sleep. He hadn’t heard from Alex ever since th
