Alexi laughs under his breath, an eerie evil chuckle that draws my eyes to him by Mico’s side, bringing a strange cloak to the air. My body hits a new type of awareness, riled by him and my skin prickles in reaction.

‘The girl who doesn’t care, huh? He was nothing to you … you said. Seems like it.’ Alexi’s sarcasm sets me off again in a way only he can. So insignificant, yet, I react in the extreme. That instant flip of some inner crazy woman with very little control, and I ...