Corrupted Angel by Nicole Fox

Author:Nicole Fox [Fox, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-19T16:00:00+00:00

19

Gabriel

On the car ride back to the mansion, Walsh’s threat circles my mind and I want to throttle him for revealing so much in front of Alexis. Her innate curiosity will not allow her to let this go. Andrew Walsh all but admitted to arranging the deaths of my staff, deaths that she had asked about during one of our interviews, and beyond telling her that he is mentally unhinged—not untrue—I can’t think of how to explain his words away.

Alexis stares out the window. I can tell she is dying to ask what happened in the restaurant, and who Andrew Walsh is, but she remains silent.

I’m tempted to tell her. I’m tired of the secrets and the games. My persona was already split between the businessman and the Mafia boss, and adding a third to the mix—the harmless family man—has been exhausting. I feel like I can trust her, but I worry that my regard for her has eroded my judgment. After all, she is a journalist. One with an aggravating sense of morality.

Even if I could trust her, would it be wise to bring her into this world or would it just endanger her and Harry more?

The car continues to bump along, and I feel Alexis growing more restless. She turns to face me, eyes searching mine. She licks her lips in thought.

“Can I trust you, Gabriel?” she asks.

This catches me off guard. I wasn’t expecting her to be going through the same thought process.

“What do you mean?” I reply.

Alexis tucks a stray curl behind her ear. She is sitting as far away from me as possible, wedged against the door. By her posture, it seems she has answered her own question.

“I mean exactly that—can I trust you?” She purses her lips. “I’ve seen how you are with Harry, and I want to believe that your son isn’t just a passing fancy for you, but I’ve realized that I have no idea who you are.”

“I’m a lot of things.”

“Yeah, I’ve gathered that,” she remarks. “We’re reaching a stage now where I need some sort of guarantee from you. Some permanence. Because I’ve seen you wear a lot of different faces, and I want to be sure that the one you wear when you look at our son, and at me, is genuine.” She sighs. “Look, I’m not crazy. I don’t expect us to become the Brady Bunch overnight, but before I continue down this path with you, I want to be sure that Harry and I won’t find ourselves tossed to the curb in six months because the novelty of having a child has worn off on you.”

She is asking a lot of me, especially given that I still need to decide how to explain Andrew Walsh.

“I will always make sure you and Harry are taken care of,” I reply.

“What does that even mean?” She tosses her hands up in frustration. “I want a straight answer. What do Harry and I mean to you?”

“This isn’t the time, Alexis.”

“Oh, right, because of what happened back there?” She juts her thumb behind her.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.