12 - Emilia

Today is a warm day, so I’m lazing by the pool in a bikini and not giving a damn. Maybe it’s the four Old Fashioned's talking, but I’m ignoring everyone around me right now. If I’m going to be Kaius’ captive, I might as well enjoy the perks that come with it.

Before I escape, that is.

It’s just me on the terrace with Ivan standing a watchful guard over me. Kaius seems to have lessened the security when it comes to me being alone here, with only two guards at a time. I wonder if he trusts that I won’t try to escape now.

Well, either way, it’s a win for me.

I groan as I stretch out on the sunlounger, then I turn on my stomach. “Hey, Ivan, do you mind putting some sunscreen on my back?”

The knucklehead blanches at my request, his face reddening slightly. “No, I don’t think I should,” he says and pushes up his black sunnies.

“Oh, come on, it’s not like I’m going to bite you. You saw Kaius going down on me, we’re practically family now,” I murmur, pulling the string on the back of m