FAYE
The space beside me was cold.
My eyes opened slowly, my hand moving across the bed without thinking, like I expected to find Alexander there anyway.
But there was nothing.
I stared at the empty space for a second, blinking away the last traces of sleep.
Alexander wasn’t there.
He woke up earlier than I did most days, especially when something was on his mind. But I never got used to it.
I pushed myself up slowly, exhaling as I swung my legs over the side of the bed.
Maybe he was in the office.
Or already out.
I didn’t dwell on it too much as I made my way toward the bathroom, my movements slow.
The morning felt quiet, but I brushed it off, reaching for my toothbrush as I stepped up to the sink.
That was when I saw it.
The note.
Placed neatly where I couldn’t possibly mis
