Hellbound With You (WN)

Alex shut his eyes as he took in a deep breath. He had already figured that out. Zeke was a master of manipulating things. He always managed to find a solution to any problem no matter how impossible it may seem at first. But now, this time, it was a bit hard to believe but Zeke had really been cornered in regard to this matter. He had already tried to figure out every way out possible but still could not find one – even up till now. Knowing him, Alex knew that he must have already thought of a thousand possible scenarios and different conceivable combinations in his head by now. And yet…

”So… you ’re saying that… none of us here can do anything to help you stay… Is that it? ” Alex said with a rather severe tone.

Zeke did not respond to Alex ’s question, but his hand had visibly clenched on Alicia ’s. Everyone saw that, even though it was such a small movement on Zeke ’s part – because they know him well – that every single and tiniest movement would mean something. Then he relaxed and leaned his head back on the head of the sofa, slowly allowing his eyes to close.

Everyone did not know what to feel seeing Zeke behaving like this. He had always been the one who was uptight. He used to never show any hints of weaknesses, much less allow such display of tiredness to be seen by so many others around him. Though his facial expressions did not change much, the way he sat right now looked like a man who was done carrying the world on his shoulders. They could somehow feel that he was weary – not externally but on the inside.

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And no one could say a thing as none of them really knew what to say anymore.