Free THIS TIME (The Grace Allen Series Book Three Paranormal Romance) by Alisha Basso

attentions,” she said finally, and stalked out the door.
    I shook my
head. Helen was in love with my husband.
    Well , I thought, I will
rip her fucking head off before I let her have him. I sucked in my breath,
shocked that that thought had entered my mind. Where the hell did that come
from?
    Dismissing
the thought as quickly as it had come, I shook out my hair and strode out the
door. Lu was gone, and I didn’t want a thing from the room. We might as well be
on our way.
     
    TEN
     
     
    “We will
be taking off in a few moments,” the radio clicked overhead as the flight
attendant moved about the luxurious space.
    A
private jet .
    I’m not
sure why I was surprised. According to Helen, this is how we always traveled. I
had so many lost memories and I said as much to Helen. Her response was an
unladylike snort.
    “It’s a
good thing my husband didn’t command you to be pleasant. Bet that’d kill you,
huh?” I mumbled while flipping through an Oxygen magazine.
    “That is a
trivial command and serves no one. I see no reason why he would bother
himself.” She shook her head at me. “He understands how to command.” She lifted
her chin. “Only a soft hearted fool such as yourself would care about being pleasant .”
She sneered the word and picked up a GQ .
    I tossed
the Oxygen magazine onto the table and picked up another one. “I bet I could
get you to be pleasant.” I smiled.
    She spun
in her seat and laughed.
    “You?” she
said as her eyebrows rose. “You are nothing! You may be his lover , but
never forget that we all serve him and no one gets him to do anything.”
Flipping a page in her magazine she sneered. “You are nothing more than a
pretty mattress, My Lady. He does nothing for you that does not serve
his purpose first. You’re clueless and as far as I’m concerned, you’re useless
too. But hey, you’ll find out how quickly he throws things aside.” She spun her
chair back around, dismissing me.
    I watched
her as she tried to ignore me.
    “Well,” I
flipped a page loudly. “That’s really funny, because last I checked, I was able
to get him to do lots of things.” I looked over the top of the magazine
as she turned to look at me. “In fact,” I continued, “he’s the one who begs me. ”
I tilted my head to the side. “I am the one he desires,” I said, throwing the
magazine onto the floor. “I am the one he worships and I’m the one he’s married
to. If I tell him you’re not being nice, he may not take too kindly to it. In
fact, I think if I told him just how rotten you’ve been, you’ll be the one to
see how quickly he throws things aside.” I watched her face redden. “You will
no longer be panting at his side like a little bitch in heat. And me ?
Well, I’ll happily be playing the part of his pretty mattress.”
     She
stared at me openmouthed
    “Didn’t
think of that, did ya?” I sneered, crossing my legs. I folded my hands on my
knee and watched her process what I’d said.
    Her face
changed before my eyes. She stood before me, smiling.
    “Well,” she
said after she cleared her throat several times, “I guess he didn’t order me to
be un kind.”
    “No, he
did not,” I folded my arms. “Now, I’m thinking you need some rest. Why don’t
you go lie down for a while?” I smiled, hoping she would listen. I didn’t want
to be near her any longer. She was like a noose around my neck. She gave off a
very bad vibe that only got worse the longer she was near.
    She looked
at the main door. During our conversation we had taken off and were now several
thousand feet above the ground. Apparently realizing that I couldn’t possibly
get myself into trouble she smiled. “Very good, My Lady, I will rest now. Wake
me if you need anything at all.” She bowed and left to go rest in the bedroom.
    I watched
the door close and I sank into my chair. “Finally!” I let out my breath and
then kicked off my shoes.
    A flight
attendant entered. “Warm nuts?” 
    Her
features