"You destroyed my life, as you promised! So I finally arrived to destroy yours," he snarled, and Alexa was surprised at the impression that he was pleased to be recognized.
The former Byzantine general wrapped his muscular arms around the Princess' body, squeezing her against his body in a disgusting gesture. Alexa struggled, knowing that this was a cheap provocation, rubbing her in his sweat, knowing how much she hated him.
"Get off!!!!" Alexa couldn't stand it and tried to push him, to no avail. At that moment, her anger took the best of her. She was much madder at herself for being so stupid to believe that damn vixen! 'How foolish I was! How could I have expected that she might even want to help me?'
She knew why she had believed, of course. She wanted to believe that Klaus was coming. But Charlotte had sold her to Doukas.
'Didn't I learn anything from what happened in Venice?'