Alex pulled Avery back to their room and slammed the door harshly.
"Alex?" Avety called out to him in a soft tone.
Alex flopped on their bed, and they buried their face in their hands. His heart was thrusting through his chest. He wiped his face, hid his hands, and stared at the abyss. His face mirrored emotions he couldn't put a finger on. Thoughts running through his mind. Avery sighed and squatted in front of him but he was still unsettled. He trembled on the bed - his jaw tightened.
"Alex? ALEX!"
He flinched when he heard his name.
He cupped her face with his hands, his eyes glinting with tears.
" Are you OK? Don't worry I won't let anything happen to you. I'm here. I will protect you from him, baby. " his voice trembled as he lay out the words.
Avery sighs. What did these people do to him? He hasn't seen him like this before.
" Alex, baby, relax. Nothing will happen. Max couldn't dare to do anything to me, you warned him, remember"
Alex shook his head, he squeezed her face in his hands.
" You don't know Maximus, Avery. He isn't normal. He wants everything I owe. From the company to you. Avery, you're mine. Mine to begin with and to end with."
Avery nodded to him. She wasn't going to pry her way to know why he was behaving like this. How does she tell him that she wouldn't end up with that psychopath? Even if he threatened her.
She moved away from his grip and sat closer to him on the bed. She scratched the back of his head softly to calm him down.
Alex rested his head on her shoulders. His guard dropped when Avery's nails reached his scalp.
"Relax, baby. I'm not going anywhere."
His sight blurred with sleep. But he refused to shut them, fearing setting was going to happen if he slept. With a lot of persuasion and calm words from Avery, he finally gave in and slept