Chapter 3

I couldn't remember how I managed to walk out of the Brooks estate that night.

All I remember was the pain in my knees, and the ache in my heart was even worse.

But I got that document transferring five percent of the shares to me.

It cost me my dignity.

Sitting in the back seat of Alexander's Maybach, the silence was suffocating.

Alexander had his eyes closed, resting, as the monster from earlier had never existed.

"Are you satisfied?" I broke the silence. My voice was rough and scratchy, like I'd swallowed a handful of sand.

Alexander opened his…