Alex
I clenched my phone, staring at the screen, and felt my irritation rise with each second. I’d been calling Alexis for hours, and it went straight to voicemail every time.
A dozen things I wanted to say piled up, but I knew she hadn’t even bothered to read the messages I’d already sent. I scrolled through our last few texts, replaying our recent conversations. The silence gnawed at me, turning my irritation into something sharper, something I needed to release. I threw my phone onto the bed and exhaled sharply, rubbing my temples. I couldn’t just sit around waiting for her to respond finally.
I grabbed my gym bag and headed out. The gym was empty enough, and the steady beat of music echoed around me. I needed to let off steam, to channel everything into something physical. As I wra
