Free Wicked Magic by K. T. Black Page B

driver where to take her, Alex switched on her phone to see how many messages she had from Millie. She read one and deleted the rest. Then she listened to her voicemail and was relieved to find only two were from Millie. She didn’t care how sorry Millie thought she was. She wanted her to leave her alone. By the time she arrived at her stop, Alex had thought of more than a dozen ways to take care of Millie, and none of them were pleasant.
    Once the driver was paid, Alex got out of the cab and headed into the coffee shop/bakery. She ordered a large specialty blend coffee and a bagel with cream cheese, and then headed over to one of the empty tables by the door. She’d just taken a bite of her bagel when she was greeted with a most unpleasant surprise. Millie opened the door and stepped inside. Grinning like an idiot, she headed straight for Alex’s table.
    “Shit!” Alex said under her breath. She set her bagel down on her napkin as she took a quick sip of her coffee.
    Glaring at the woman, Alex watched as Millie pulled out a chair across from her and then sat down uninvited.
    “Good morning, Alex. It’s so good to see you.”
    “I wish I could say the same.”
    “Now, don’t be like that.”
    “Jesus, I didn’t think you’d take to stalking me.”
    “You wouldn’t return any of my messages.”
    “I have nothing more to say to you. I’ve moved on. I wish to hell you would.”
    “Running away to some place in bumfuck nowhere isn’t moving on.”
    “What do you want?” Alex asked, growing impatient.
    “I want you to forgive me.”
    “That’s never going to happen. We’re never getting back together. What will it take to get you to figure that out?”
    “But I miss you,” Millie whined. “There’s no one like you.”
    “You should have thought about that before you fucked Trisha.”
    “I told you, I was drunk. It was a huge mistake.”
    Alex looked at her like she was dimwitted. “I don’t give a shit. Don’t you understand? I don’t even think about you anymore.”
    “I don’t believe you. You wouldn’t have left New York if that was true.”
    “Believe whatever you want. It’s not going to change how things are.”
    “Damn it, Alex. Why do you have to be so fucking stubborn?”
    “Why do you have to be such a pain in my ass?”
    “Say what you like, but I still love you, Alex. I always have.”
    “You only love yourself. You’re pissed that you can’t have me anymore. Don’t even try to tell me otherwise.”
    “That’s unfair.”
    “Millie, you’re wasting your time and mine.” Alex stood. She grabbed her coffee and her bagel, intent on leaving. “And you’ve ruined my breakfast.”
    Before Alex could move past her, Millie stood and grabbed Alex’s arm, nearly making her drop her bagel. Millie flinched when Alex tensed.
    “Careful, my dear,” Alex threatened and narrowed her eyes. “You don’t want to provoke me any further than you already have. You’ll be sorry if you do.”
    Millie let go of Alex’s arm and held up her hands in resignation.
    Alex moved forward, and was about to open the door to leave when Millie said, “I’ll see you later.” Alex stopped but didn’t look at her. “You knew I was going to be at the shoot, didn’t you?”
    Turning, Alex shot her a dirty look. Unaffected, Millie wore a smug smile.
    Her appetite gone, Alex tossed her bagel into the trash and reached for the door. As she stepped out onto the sidewalk, she was careful to avoid the people walking by. She was pissed and needed to figure out how to let off some steam before she headed back to the hotel. She walked several blocks before she signaled for a cab. At least Millie had the good sense to not follow her.
    * * * *
    Chandler was eating breakfast when the door opened and Alex stepped inside the suite. She picked up the remote and muted the television.
    “Where were you?” She sensed something was off with Alex. “I woke up and you were gone. I tried to call you and you