Calvin retorted, his tone icy, “You hate him! But to deter me, you chose to sleep with him! Alexis, you're utterly twisted!"

Alexis showed no inclination to coddle him either.

Her connection with Calvin was destined for failure. While she permitted him to remain by her side, she refused to acknowledge their relationship publicly, particularly to her parents.

The prospect of being accountable to anyone was something she actively shunned.

Accountability, huh? It proved an excessively weighty burden.