30. First mission II

Jordan Miller

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It was easy to convince Alexi to take me to his penthouse after that. I should've been ashamed to say I was becoming an expert at lying, but I wasn't.

I'd told him that I wasn't comfortable with so many people around and he must've detected my panic which was why he believed me without any hassle and now we were in the elevator going up to his penthouse. Phase one, done.

"You have a fear for crowds yet you came to a club?" Alexi asked curiously.

It was stupid when he said it out loud, but I had to make it work. This was harder than I expected though. "When you opened the door, it felt like all eyes were on me. It was frightening," I admitted, acting like I was still shaken up from the attention. "Thanks for getting me out of there."

I was making him feel needed because I knew this was something men like him ate up. They loved being needed and they loved playing heroes to damsels in distress. In Alexi's case, a minor in distress.

"I'd do it again, Princess."

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