Chapter 36

“I get full control of all the decisions, and you just pay for it. No asking permission or arguing the point. I decide… you do!” I raise my chin, widening my eyes at him to show I won’t back down on that one in any way, and he nods at me without any change of expression. My heart is hammering, my body vibrating with adrenaline, and I cannot believe I am negotiating this with him. Or that he agrees to my terms.

I cannot forget who this man is—even if he’s playing the role of sane and reasonable.

It feels like I am in an alternate universe, or maybe I am h*** and not here. Perhaps I died on my apartment floor, and this is the first stage of hell when they lure you into a false future before ripping the floor away and letting you drop into the fiery pit below. Alexi would definitely be a part of this— seeing as he is the devil incarnate.

“Anything else?” He brings me back to focus, head brimming so full I think it may pop. Nothing in his casual pose suggests anything