Chapter 66

“Alex, what have you been hiding from me? Please, think right, because I want a straight answer.” He called me Alex, I tensed against Vlad. I was still conveniently sitting on his lap, and whatever I was chewing got stuck in my throat, and I had to gulp on my coffee to help it down as I raised my eyes to his Stoic face. “What do you mean?” I tried to sound as sheepish as possible. He was onto something, and to my doom, he hinted nothing. I didn’t even know what to say or where to start....