Chapter 80

Then I knew she wasn't lying. Alexis had used his mind to bring me to climax. For me, though, he had made it most enjoyable.

"The last time that I tried to help 'myself,' Alexis pulled my tongue out of my mouth," Kaniji continued. "Of course, you know this because you were standing there watching him do it."

My husband has been a very bad boy.

"Where is Alexis?" I asked. I had seen a different side of an evil man. I knew that there was more to him even if Kaniji didn't.

"He's been exiled," Kaniji said.

I tried to hide my surprise. I didn't expect her to tell me anything. "What does that mean?"

"It means that he has to leave all he knows, his place on the Council, and … you."

My breathing grew ragged. "Why is he being punished?"

Kaniji smiled. "Now that's the million-dollar question."

"A million dollars is nothing to us," I said. "What do you want in return for this information?"

"You have nothing that I want."

"Not even Tony?"

Her eyes flashed at me. "You would bargain away