Chapter 10

SYDNEY'S POV

I had barely taken his hands when Alexander slapped his hands away, then he took hold of mine and pulled me away from there. He pounded down the hallway and straight to the bar’s entrance.

I felt a prickle on my neck. I had assumed it was the other bar guests, but I couldn’t resist the urge to turn back.

I looked back, and there he was, seated on a stool before the bartender. He must have followed us to confirm that Alexander really wasn’t going to hurt me.

I managed a smile to thank him, but I was taken aback when he winked at me, then he placed his thumb on his ear and his pinky finger across his lips. "Call me," he mouthed.

Instinctively, I looked down at my hands, the free one, and was shocked to find a card there. I stealthily slipped it into the back pocket of my skirt bef……