Candy Shop - Negan -

Chapter 11

Alexis looked back and forth between Negan and Kitty. Her daughter seemed distracted by her painting and Negan just rolled his eyes. 

"I'll send someone here, don't worry." 

Taking a deep breath, she felt like the worst mum ever. Here in the Sanctuary was even more adult business that wasn't meant for kid's eyes and Alexis had the feeling that she left Kitty alone too often. But her child didn't seem to mind. She loved the attention she got from everyone. And it seemed as if most of the Saviors were pretty decent people...or at least too afraid to hurt someone under Negan's protection. 

"Where are we going?" 

She shot Negan a suspicious look and he laughed. 

"Don't ruin the damn surprise, darlin'. You'll fucking love it." 

It didn't calm her one bit. Alexis trusted Negan to some degree but he was still a lunatic. Not that she was less crazy than him, but that way she knew how unpredictable someone like her could be. 

They walked down side by side the long hallway until they reached the compound slash marketplace slash gathering room, Alexis didn't really know how to call it. Negan tapped Lucille against the railway to make the people aware of his presence. The mumbling immediately died down and everyone dropped to their knees. 

Alexis ignored the crowd under her and scanned the room for something unusual. The huge oven gleamed of the fire it contained, Simon knelt next to it with a long pole in his hand. But even more strange was that someone was tied to a stool, the person's back facing them. 

Long, greasy, dirty blonde hair dropped down to the prisoners shoulders and Alexis realized that this was Dwight. Frowning, she looked up to Negan who had a shit eating grin on his face when he saw that she figured something out, but not fully understood what was going on. 

They stepped down the stairs and on the middle platform, he motioned for the other leader to stop. He leaned down to her and his lips brushed her ear when he whispered. 

"Wait here. You have the freakin' best view on the show. Enjoy it." 

He left Alexis even more confused while he jumped down the last stairs. She leaned on the handrail and saw that some people were staring up to her, including Dwight. Her icy blue eyes returned the gaze. The prisoner's eyes were filled with pain and fear. Sweat ran from his forehead down his face, but he tried his best to play brave and not show any emotion. He seemed to know what would happen to him. It must be pretty frightening, but for Alexis it would never be enough. For what he did she wanted him to suffer. 

Dwight couldn't hold her hostile gaze for long, so his eyes trailed to Negan, who was grinning savagely at his former right hand man. 

"To your feet." 

Negan said, the amusement obvious in his voice. Simon nodded at Alexis greeting, before his attention shifted back to his 'boss' who started a speech. She didn't really pay attention to what he said and just watched his people while he spoke. Then again she noticed what kind of amazing strategist he was. 

His voice went from calm, firm and deep to shouting in seconds and every time he grew louder, his people flinched, looking at their leader with this mix of fear and admiration. It was fascinating to watch, especially because she was one of the few people that didn't show any emotion to his mind control games. 

But all in all his speech wasn't meant to frighten his people, it was more to scare the one to be punished. The waiting, even tough he knew what would happen and hearing Negan ramble about him, would drive him crazy. 

"...so let Dwight's face be a remembrance for him and for you all, what happens if someone breaks the rules. That's the only way we, the Saviors, can provide safety for you all."