Now and Forever novel Chapter 51

Alexander POV

I couldn't be there anymore. I just couldn't.

So I left. She needed me right now but I just needed to think. I needed to think of a way to kill the bastard that did this to her.

"Open up! I know you're in there you sick bastard!" The whole neighborhood could probably hear me but I don't give a fuck.

There was some shuffling on the other side of the door before it finally opened. Just as expected, Robert opened the door.

The audacity he had to try and close the door... I wedged my foot between the door and the frame before it closed and pushed it open to his surprise.

"Mr Knight? What're you doing-" I punched him. Right in the nose.

He groaned and held his nose- bending over like that was going to do anything at all.

A lady that was about a foot shorter than me emerged from behind him with a scowl resting on her face before her eyes widened- realizing what had just happened.

She rushed- more like waddled over to his side and examined the damage on his nose before looking up at me like she was ready to shout at me but stopped when she saw who I was.

"What's going on?" She rested a hand on her really huge tummy and looked back at Robert, a frown resting between her eyebrows.

"Nothing honey, why don't you go back to bed-"

"No. Don't go." This made Robert physically freeze and his wife look back at me, confusion still swimming in her eyes.

"What happened-"

"Nothing Cassie! Go back to bed-"

"He raped my wife-"

"Almost!" Bastard, "how does that make it sound any better?!" I marched up to where he was and punched him again, blood spilling from his nose.

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The doorbell rang, pulling me out of that memory. I hadn't even noticed I'd zoned out from work.

"Sophia?" Do people not know how to call these days?

"Hi! You don't seem too happy to see me.." she crossed her arms and looked at me skeptically, "Surprised to see you is all.." I stepped aside and opened the door wider for her.

"Good! Now, where's Amelia?" She clasped her hands together and bounced back on her heels and the balls of her feet.

"I'll go get her," since when did I start doing things for people?

"Amelia?" I called and knocked on the bedroom door. No response. I opened the door and looked around for any sign of her but she wasn't here. I did the same for the bathroom and still, she wasn't there.

I then opened the door that led to the closet and immediately froze at the sight in front of me.

Our eyes locked in the mirror for a second or two before she quickly wrapped a towel around her body.

Amelia turned around and looked at anything but me, "Sophia's here," her eyes immediately snapped up to mine but looked away almost immediately.

"I'll be down in a second, I'm just gonna," she cleared her throat before going on, "change," please don't.

"Okay."

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