Andy.
I stumbled, my thoughts overwhelming as I vomited onto the marble floor. My hands shook as I wiped my mouth, my heart pounding so hard.
“Stand up, Alexandria,” Gio said, his voice calm but sharp.
I shook my head, tears stinging my eyes. “No. I-I can’t do this. You’re a monster.”
He chuckled, low and dark. “A monster who owns you now. Get up.”
I glared at him through my tears, my legs trembling as I pushed myself to my feet. “I’m not your property. You can’t just—”
“I can,” he interrupted, stepping closer. “And I will. You agreed to my terms, or have you forgotten?”
“I didn’t agree to this!” I snapped, smelling the blood from the kitchen where he’d shot Giancarlo. “You killed someone! Right in front of me!”
Gio’s jaw tightened, his face unreadable. “Giancarlo betrayed me. He knew the consequences. You’ll learn, Alexandria, that my world has rules.”
“Your world is sick,” I spat, my voice shaking with rage and fear. “I’m not staying here.”
He tilted his head, almost amused. “And wh
