~ELYSIA~ That evening, the club was alive with the hum of conversation and the throb of bass as the clientele descended for the night's indulgences. I was busy winding my way through the tables, after spending time in the dungeon making sure there were no issues needing to be dealt with, when Mistress Ainsley approached me, her eyes narrowed and her expression a clear warning. "Back off, Elysia," she hissed. "Alex is mine. You're just something for him to entertain himself with when he has nothing else better to do." I kept my cool, refusing to give her the satisfaction of seeing me rattled. "I told you, I'm not interested. I'm just here to do my job," I replied calmly. "And that's all it is." Her eyes searched my face, looking for a crack in my armor, but she found none. The attra

