la's

he staye

tted into a deep scowl. Still, her feet didn't move,sh

ped, pausing to shoot a petty wink at the bouncer who had tossed us out l

Allegra cut me off with

r dramatically fluttering. "But shit-face? No way. That man is like a hot piece of vanilla ice cream." S

the image was already lodged in my head,unwelcome and intrusiv

fending off the spark of d

m' in the same sentence. And second, feel free to check for yourself

oom, retrieved our VIP badge and pinned it

ed as the bass from the mu

crowd and thankfully not the spot we sat at last time. Relief loosened

stlike about it. Either way, I hadn't laid eyes on Salvatore since our...exchange. Not

to process the fact that I was now a married woman and to a devilishly handsome man, no less,

ed out of

n me, talking about reputations and expectations. But Allegra and I were persisten

last time we were here and the smell of

ted suddenly, snapping

to me. Allegra's blonde curls bounced as she flicked one from her forehe

nctively over my shoulder to see if so

ed, shifting uncomfortably from foot to foot,

" I was gen

Carina fumbled, che

pping directly in front of me with a hand on my

ng us you haven't had se

Th

uddenly glued to the flashing lights at the bar. I looked back

l," I said coolly, waving the bart

why?" Allegra asked, wide-eyed with disbelief. Her tone im

xpected a masked assassin to leap out from behind the DJ boo

full well that was a lie. My pulse betrayed me every time I look at his face and it's disturbing because I h

memory, and Allegra looked

ut," Carina chipped in, her voice lower but steady. "We

my lips

lite smiles was a girl who burned everything she touched. Maybe she played coy aro

dn't

anted to find out. He's the bad guy and

tray. With a slight bow, he began serving us one by one. As he reached for min

cky drink seeped through the thin fab

muttered, forci

aimed amidst the bartend

tting my phone down and

und for the restroom. It took a moment, but I found it only

n. The wet patch was already starting to show, and with how

pped back into the hallway, I spotted the bartender who had spill

e another restroom

y chest before flicking away quickly. Guilt creeping in."Ye

that direction, desperate to clean m

used to hold my dress in place and splaying in on the wet chest. W

it so far?" I m

k, I still wish I didn't. A

u

stop. My mind was conflicted,as I t

g from the speaker downstairs doing not

g the wet place with the robe hastily. I

," he said, smiling rather widely, a hint of mockery

eted, flashing a t

t I stepped away. Poi

ll salt

ng my shoulder and tipping my h

is close by. Wait here I will get him" he said,

n

ee him again. Especially not after the incident that led to our break up. My body trembled as I leaned on t

ells, my pleas,

le sorpresa,

nt surprise, cu

the tall figure towering over me. I haven't heard that

vat