The whole world, Lexi and Mark froze when Kris's voice seemed to echo through the large office, then jolted right back into action a second later, giving her enough strength to finally push Mark off her. The man fell beside the couch with a sickening thud, and Lexi stood up, finally able to breathe freely.
“Oh, Kris...” The relief that flooded her system that he was here wiped dry a second later when she saw the look in his eyes. The cyan orbs gleamed with hurt and disappointment and betrayal, all in one heart-stopping package.
Swallowing hard, she struggled against the panic pulling at the fringes of her control, advancing towards him to touch him, to see if her touch would wipe away the doubt so emboldened on his face. He raised his hand, her cue to stop.
Lexi froze until the panic to
