Scarlett
The knocking became persistent, the sound of his fist hitting the door echoing loudly inside the apartment like anytime now he’d bash in the door to gain entry. I rolled my eyes as both Crook and Fudge ran toward the door, their nails clicking on the floor. I jumped off the bed to open the door for the jerk who had been sneaking into my apartment for months and now suddenly was using the door to come inside. My teeth clenched at the thought but I swàllowed my anger at his deception and pasted a smile on my face as I opened the door, with both Crook and Fudge standing by my side like trained soldiers.
Alex stood there on the threshold with a furious look in his glassy green eyes that he couldn’t hide much and stubborn set to his jaw. He pushed past me into the apartment, his eye
