Chapter Forty-Nine
Alicia's POV
I hadn't seen Malachi all day. Some place in my heart I tried to deny yearned for him. It was a frustrating feeling, wanting someone I shouldn't want. Someone who was still so much of a mystery to me.
I went to work alone. The driver dropped me off at the usual time, and I walked into the building trying not to think about where Malachi was or what he was doing. Trying not to wonder if he was avoiding me after everything that had happened between us.
I handled everything like a piece of cake. The meetings, the paperwork, the endless emails that needed responses. Work had always been my escape, the one place where I felt competent and in control. Where I didn't have to think about my complicated feelings or my messy life.
By late afternoon, I was reviewing a contract when my phone buzzed. Lucas. I stared at his name on the screen for a moment before answering.
"Alicia," he said, and I could hear the smile in his voice. "How are you?"
