ALFRED POV

It’s been four days. Four days Hanni had been avoiding me for four days.

I sat in my study and stared at the door. Everytime I heard footsteps innthe hall, my heart jumped. But she never came. She never even sent a message.

Marcus walked in without knocking. He glanced at me briefly and shook his head.

“You look terrible,” he said.

“I feel terrible.”

He sat on the couch and stretched his legs for a moment, then he said with a sure smile on his face. “She will come around. Just give her time.”

“How much time exactly?” I stood up and walked to the window. “It...