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“Your money. Your connections. I needed those. I made one small mistake, and you acted like the world was ending.”

“Stabilizers off-line,” the ship’s computer said.

“No! I’ve just fixed that.” Ivy moved to the control panel. “You’re the one messing things up.”

Marcus grabbed her and spun her around. “You were always looking out for yourself. Now it’s my turn.” He made the mistake of turning his back on Ivy as he inspected the ship’s controls.

She glared at his back, her fingers twitching. She had the worst taste in men. On the outside, Marcus was gorgeous, but inside, he was rotten, selfish, and spoiled. If she spent any more time in the company of this waste of space, she really would puke.

Ivy threw herself at Marcus and wrapped her fingers into his hair as she jumped on his back.

Marcus spun around. “Get off me, you crazy bitch.”

She wrapped her legs around his waist and tried to choke him just as he’d done her. “It’s not so much fun when someone else is doing it to you, is it?”

Marcus gagged and flipped around as he tried to dislodge her. His hand went inside his jacket, and he drew out a laser.

Ivy kicked his hand several times until he dropped it.

“Get off me,” he yelled. “You’ve lost your mind.”

“I lost it the day I said yes to getting involved with you.” She tightened her hold around his neck. “You never once said a genuine sorry for all the times you lied and cheated. You thought you could get away with it. You figured I wasn’t worth taking care of.”

“So what? You got what you needed.”

“No, I never needed you. You’re a nightmare.”

Marcus reached over his shoulder. He caught hold of Ivy’s hair and threw her over his head.

With a gasp, she slammed into the control panel. Alarms bleeped and flashed as the ship lurched again.

Marcus grabbed the laser from the ground and pointed it at her. “Your alien lover can’t help you now. You’re going to pay for that.”

As the ship began to spin, Ivy realized it was game over. Marcus had finally beaten her.