ALEXA'S POV

It had been an eventful day yesterday. Thankfully, I had heard Mr. Brown let Nolan go out with his friends for the rest of the afternoon.

The man was a bit of a recluse, and the last thing we needed right now was another teenage brain recking the whole mansion with its tantrum. I couldn't help but look back at how Nolan had reacted yesterday, his eyes flashed a hint of sadness in them that sought out empathy in me.

When the afternoon finally rolled around, Mr. Brown calls me up to his office.

"Sir, you called?" I stood at the foot of his office, nervously waiting at...