re done and lef

gazing into her reflection in the

nsformed her

face intimidated her. The dress they had selected was impeccable: a velvet g

ob," She

od meant. It was nothing like before when she

nged in this world of power and ruthless ambiti

was

to pursue the thought further. "

~

, the sound of her heels steady against the glittery floor. Something s

self with the awareness of a man who owned ever

making Isla ins

ainst the quiet dominance of his blue eyes. Gritting her teeth, she forced

ed her lookin

she stopped, suddenly

rd, eliminating the space betwee

efore he finally spoke. "You'll turn heads tonight." He wh

d to give him the satisfaction of knowing how th

~

he flashing cameras and the sea of bodies outside welcomed them. Damien le

aid, before unl

the ground, the atmosphere ch

inted, and happy mu

oring holes into her skin, diss

mien was unaffe

r. She hesitated slightly before slipping her hand onto hi

, moving side by side and at th

porters cut through the noise. "Mr. Blackwood!

Damien saw that too, but he smirked nevertheless. Then,

story of a man who sees w

ly as she wanted to glance at him, she did not. Instead, she kept her head stra

~

o the dance session which had

shift again. People were watching them again, they wer

y touch deliberate yet careful. For a mom

ted slightly and she did not eve

never happen

~

their quiet corner, they had seen it all: how Damien and Isla arrived and the level of

pretending not to care. As for Nate, he kept g

ldn't look a

he had moved on from. She had become someone else entirel

utes later when Damien see

hrough the crowd, appearing behind Isla like a ghost

w him. "What are you doing with

g as she met his gaze squarely

ay grudgingly,

e actually ca

r, a new shadow appeare

e and stepped bac

asked with his eyes solely on Nat

ong hostility, a clash of wills. Th

for some reason,

~

nto an armchair. She reached for the crystal decanter on the table and poured her

his back against the bar. The silence persisted, t

yed that,

her drink before tilting her hea

response. "Good." He nodded, His eyes now

is is only t