Chapter 44

I smile wickedly at him as I am enveloped in smugness and do not care if I am poking the beast. He can’t do a damn thing, and he knows it. I can fuck him off as much as I like, and he will have to learn to live with it. I can walk away this time and push to my heart’s content in that case. Maybe playing nice shouldn’t be the goal.

“Yes, boss.” Jackson gives me a wary look, and I can already tell he will be a pussycat to manoeuvre. Despite his size, he doesn’t exude that Alexi ferociousness and is giving me the vibe he is a tad slow in the smarts department. He won’t be hard to sway to what I want with tender affection, soft smiles, and baby talk when I have bidding to be done. Men like him are easy to handle and completely my forte. He’s one for wrapping around my little finger, and more the type of man I can manipulate with my eyes closed.

See, she’s not dead after all. Camilla is still in here, waiting to find her crown once more.

Alexi has boundaries, and as muc