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I lock on icy blue eyes from across the room that make me want to cause a scene as they bounce curiously between myself and Rex. I see the accusations there, the snooty attitude that screams of self-righteousness and misplaced pride.
“Oh, shit.” Rex clears his throat and grips my hand, failing at dragging my attention from the hourglass figure I wanna fucking maul just because she has eyes.
“The fuck is that?” I ask through squinted eyes and ragey fists.
“Don’t worry about it, babe.” Rex’s fingers trap my jaw and force me to look into his steely gaze and away from the bitch that’s trying to catch these hands. He pecks another kiss to my lips, leaving more tint behind without a care, and presses his forehead to mine.
“They call her Doll.” Cedar sidles right up to me, so close that her chair bumps my back. “Cuz no one knows her real name.” Rex’s warmth leaves me to send a pointed look over my shoulder at my best friend.
“No one asked you, Cedar.” He growls.
“And judging by your response,” Cedar mutters as I look over in time to catch her knowing smile. “Means the rumors are true.”
“Shut up, woman.”
I clear my throat, tilting my head in Rex’s direction despite him still throwing shade over my shoulder.
“Dammit.” Rex rolls his eyes and brings my knuckles up to place a gentle kiss there. “She’s been around. We’ve all had a turn.” He coughs, a sad attempt to cover up his next words. “Or two.”
“Rex!” I slap his bicep, knowing that he’s had a past before me, but can’t help the anger that rushes me. “Really? All of you?” I fling my wild eyes around the table, catching everyone looking away in guilt except Mac.
Cedar giggles behind me, a little too happy about this, earning herself a death stare just like the rest of them.
“Ya nasty, all of you.”
“What did I do?” Leo shoots back, his feigned offense making my eyes roll all the way to fucking Pluto.
“Like you weren’t in on it.” I shake my head and slap another palm on Rex’s chest as the lights begin to dim and the presenter takes the stage.
“Ow!”
“You’ll live.” I whisper-hiss to my fiancé as the spotlight finds our host for the evening grinning with a fake white smile and pleated pants.
Gross.
“Welcome all!” He speaks too loudly into the mic, sending shockwaves through my eardrums that rattle around in my brain.
He tells us of the rules for the night—no cameras, no videos, blah blah blah—the sound guy getting his shit together and bringing down the volume a thousand notches as our host drones on without noticing.
Sweets and refreshments will be available after the show …
Blah blah blah.
I tune him out with a gentle rub to my temples and do a scan of the darkened ballroom to findDollstill glancing in the direction of our table.
Her sleek black hair falls stick straight down her bare back, her sparkling dress completely void of covering her spine.
Even in the dark, her eyes catch mine and shoot daggers my way.
Our way.
My hand instinctively goes to my stomach and gives a little massage of reassurance.
“Should I be worried?” I lean into Rex, tucking his curls behind his ear to place a kiss against his cheek.
“Never, babe.” He glances at me with a half smile, his fingers tightening around mine. “I was your’s the moment you pulled off the blindfold.”
Heat rushes me, boiling beneath my skin for this man.
