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"Hey."
The word had barely left my mouth before Alexander turned toward me completely.
His attention locked onto me so fast that I almost laughed.
The poor gate guard was still talking through the phone.
Alexander lowered the device from his ear without looking away from me.
"Hey."
His voice was calm.
Too calm.
That was what gave him away.
I studied his face for a second.
The tension around his eyes.
The slight tightness in his jaw.
The look he was trying very hard to hide.
And I knew he had been worried.
Very worried.
In fact, judging by that expression, he had probably been only moments away from completely losing his patience.
The realization nearly made me laugh.
I managed to keep a straight face.
Barely.
Because I knew exactly what was happening here.
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