She walked towards the area where Alexei was resting and saw Nikolas was also present behind him. Alexei sat with his eyes shut, and his posture was a little tense.
As she approached him, Alexei heard footsteps and instantly became alert, and he opened his eyes. When he saw Alicia just a few steps away, he straightened up bit.
Alicia glanced at Alexei before her eyes shifted towards Nikolas. She spoke slowly, "Can you give us a moment please?"
Nikolas sensed the tension between Alexei and Alicia. He was more than happy to leave them alone and he nodded, "Sure."
But before walking away, Nikolas didn't forget to give Alexei a teasing look.
Alexei rolled his eyes at Nikolas and and looked at Alicia as if he was already getting bored only by merely looking at her.
Alicia noticed his expression but wasn't in the mood to tease him further or get annoyed by his reactions. She had a serious situation in her hands which was her brother.
