AXEL 

HOURS AGO…

On the way to the hotel, I couldn't stop thinking about her. How vulnerable she had seemed, how affections were new to her. I never liked Vera, but after seeing how she treated Rosette, I wanted to make her suffer. 

When I got to the hotel, the valet was already there to take my keys, bowing like I was some sort of royalty. 

“Take care of her,” I said as I headed inside. 

“Sir Axel,” the receptionist shrieked when she saw me, immediately ...