~Grace~
I knew it wouldn’t be easy to tell Alex about Christopher, but I had to do it at some point. Besides, I didn’t want to keep secrets from him.
“Christopher?” Alex asked, his voice a growl.
I nodded, looking back at Christopher’s body laying on the ground.
“My bad. I assumed he was being a usual menace, so I put an end to things,” Alex said, rather dismissively. “I did tell him the next time I saw him I’d rip his head off.”
I sighed, shaking my head. “Alex…”
“I don’t want him around you.”
“I don’t want him around me, either, but there was no one else I could turn to!” I exclaimed.
Alex raised an eyebrow at me. “Is that what he told you?”
I sighed harder, giving him an exasperated look.
“No, Alex. That’s what I decided on my own. I didn’t know anyone else who could
