The book and the characters progress in their own. I request you to be patient and I assure you that Alexis is no damsel in distress.
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"I uh, I had gone down to clear my head a bit." She replied.
"Hmmm," she felt vibration of his humming coming from his chest. The sensation went straight to her core. "Tomorrow morning when we wake up Alexis, I want us to start a fresh. What do you think of that?" He murmured in her ear.
"I would like to try." She honestly spoke what she thought she could do. She liked having power over people like today, but the killing disturbed her. Closing her eyes, she felt her eyes dropping. Unknown to her behind her back, he smiled, for once a genuine smile after so long.
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"Good morning to my lovely madam!" Agatha chirped out loud as she slided the curtains to have the sunlight come in. Alexis groaned, she never wanted to strangle someone as much as she did now.