Release

PAIGE

My body ached from the recent strain I'd gone through setting up this cruise. I craved rest and release but not in that particular order. I'd been so busy getting everything together I didn't even have time to breathe.

I had to keep a close eye on Grealish. He was dangerous but I was confident that I could handle him. At least now he got the message that I wasn't going to let him fuck around anymore.

Cricket was my biggest concern. She was a wild card and I had to focus on keeping her in line until Mrs. Estelle arrived. I had no fucking idea how I was going to do that but I knew I had to get it done.

I plopped back on the luxurious bed and my body relaxed almost immediately. I remembered how not so long ago sleeping on a cold floor every night was normal. My joint would ache but only a little because I'd gotten so used to it.

It had been luck smiling at me that made my path cross with Mrs. Estelle. She liked me and offered me a job I couldn't refuse. The girl who had once been u