Camille's POV

When I got home, Caesar was still at work. I had never needed to lie to him before. I knew he wouldn't approve of any of this. Meeting with Victor, openly provoking Julia… never. To Caesar, the solution would always be the same. The police, protocols, control.

But that wasn't what I wanted.

I wanted five minutes alone with her. I wanted to grab that woman by the hair and show her who was in charge. The rest… I'd deal with later.

And so it began.

The ring was the easiest p