To his relief, someone received his call, and Alexander pinched his eyelids shut when he heard Felicity's faint voice calling his name.
"Alexander," Felicity said. Alexander swallowed in an attempt to moisten his dry throat and choked back his sob. He wished he could hug her, what he would give to pull Felicity into his arms now. "I'm okay, darling, don't be afraid," he heard Felicity saying in her sweet, angelic voice, so comforting and so relieving.
It amazed Alexander that she could sense his fears without him being vocal about it, and she couldn't even see his face to guess what he was going through. Yet she knew what to say to ease his worries.
But the tiredness in her tone alerted him more.