er best to pass through the crowd

robably insane of her to react this way, bu

e that before. His gaze felt like a

n his direction to see if

orse now. He was actua

n angle that ensured that he would re

ace, and from the corner of her

ther look at him. It

's persistence for this.

chased around by

d she'd be at the door and she coul

in there until she coul

e catch his at

was dressed very plainly compa

nees and had long sleeves t

n was her back where

She'd even tied her hair up in a ponytai

alled right beside her and a h

away, breaking the hold on her arm. S

reathed a sigh of relie

ghost," he asked, looking concerned at her

would I see a ghost? There's no such

he man in last to see if he was still co

s time with a frown on his lips. At

ready leaving," Antoine sa

ghed. "I wa

now. You owe me at least

we've been over this. I told

. He'd always had a thing for her, she knew it and

d him down; every time.

ulptured. English rolled off his tongue

o her knees before him just

ood looks or sexy accent herself, but she

ictated that she stay

you to dance. And I don't think any rules say you can't

hands in his, giving up. At least, h

as the reason why he stopped following he

tre of the room and gently tur

er waist and started swa

go around here." He took her hand a

yla said with

ll me, how is the

ter if you decide to invest

nd murmured against it. "I told you, mon C

here being

" he said

e told

her lips. "I know what you've told me but

ered on the finger against

ing about; what he was thinking of doi

ped just then and a voice

podium. Mikayla jerked herself out of Antoine'

he bell,' s

draising Event!" The shiny man in the s

corner of her eyes, she saw Antoine give her an

"Let us welcome to the stage, ou

yla smiled. Armani was one of t

Nice and soft-spoken, she was nothing like

the platform, her hands

looked young and strong, and strangely familiar. M

tarting directly in his face. She gasped. It wa

nd? Why was he staring at her like that at

"I'm going to get a drink. Wil

having is fine," Mikayla answered.

udden shift in his mood? Certainly

but otherwise unbothered. Plus, h

d around the room but there was nothing out o

attention back to the stage

f applause for my dear friend, Cael Lautner who graciously

owd ap

that was his name. Now that he was upfront, standi

n a skinny way. He was lean in a way that

ee the outline of mu

that, it was his eyes that called to Mi

tell from this distance but she was

en now as he looked over the people applauding him, it

n Mikayla. She wondered if

too far away from her who were whispering excitedly

onight," one of them,

o him," another one, who

yourselves. He was looking at me earlier

g!" The first blond

kind of man who had women throwin

those advances he accepted. Seein

nd she should really start going. If she saw Ant

he couldn't help it, she sent one final look in the

ross the room. Where did he

She'd only looked away for one s

eep, low voice asked