Chapter 26
ALEXANDER
By the time I left the gym, the sun was already high in the sky, pouring in through the glass panels of the corridor.
My muscles ached pleasantly from the morning’s training, sweat still clinging faintly to my skin despite the towel I’d used earlier. I needed to get upstairs, shower, change, and head to
the office.
When I reached my door, I noticed it wasn’t locked. That was odd…I distinctly remembered locking it before leaving earlier. My first thought was that one of the cleaners had come through while I was gone and simply forgotten to lock it afterward. It happened sometimes, and though it was careless, I didn’t feel alarmed.
I stepped inside, tossing my gym bag onto the couch, and headed straight for my closet. But then I froze.
There it was the sound of water running.
I tilted my head toward the bathroom, my brow furrowing. Someone was in there.
“Who’s in there?” I called out, my voice low but sharp.
No answer.
A small flare of irritation sparked in my chest. Perhaps the cleaners had accidentally left the tap on. Wasteful and sloppy. I’d have to call the head of staff in and make sure it never happened again.
“I swear, I’m going to call someone out for this carelessness,” I muttered as I walked toward the door, already preparing a lecture in my head.
I pushed the bathroom door open.
And there she was.
Bella.
Standing in my shower…naked.
Her head turned lazily at the sound of the door, her expression annoyingly calm, as though she’d been expecting me. My shock collided with a burst of anger so quickly it made my jaw tighten.
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