Chapter 46

Alexi is a psychology goldmine. No wonder he has a shrink. I messed him up because he had no control over me or what I was making him feel. I was the worst thing that walked into his life, and he struggled to rein it in while his gut told him to mistrust everything about me. After all, his mother taught him that no woman would ever truly love someone like him because of his actions. She ingrained this belief that he couldn’t trust women because no one could love a monster who kills for those he cares about.

And not to mention my little reputation and what he knew of me. Manipulating gold digger who played men for money and screwed over my dr*g s*pplier.

We were the worst thing that could ever have collided, and our lack of honesty only made for a messy pairing. It was all games and deception while we hid real feelings for each other and broken hearts.

My head whirls with just how dented he truly is, that underneath that cool, calm exterior and persona of a killer i