"Alexis, wait!" he shouted, but his pleas were cut off as she walked out of him from the courtyard.
Alone along the walkway, Alexis let out a choked sob. She braced herself against the wall, her legs threatening to give out beneath her. How could he do this to her? Countless sacrifices, and unwavering support, and Haven knows what's at stake, about the whole arrangement, this was how he repaid her?
Alexis got her head up, quickly cleaning the tears of her eyes. She just didn't want him to see him fall apart like a pack of cards.
Outside, the late summer air was thick and humid. Alexis gulped it down, feeling as if she was coming up for air after being underwater for too long. She set off down the sidewalk at a brisk pace, her mind racing as fast as her feet.
What was her next
