Chapter 235 Lexi

• Seven days into her stint at the Mirage Palace, and Lexi still felt like an intruder in a den of vipers. The dancers' cold stares had slowly thawed to icy tolerance, but the whispers never stopped, each one a jab that made her grit her teeth.
• Last night had been the worst. Justin, her ex, had shown up uninvited, slinking through the casino crowd like he owned the place, and if she had her way she would have security throw him out.
• They'd dated for two years, a safe, boring thing that ended when she chased this dream to be independent.