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There’s even a fucking string quartet up on a stage at the other end of the room. If I ever needed any more evidence that my father has no clue who I am or what I like, then here it is.
The second I slip around Dad, who’s stopped to talk to a colleague in the entrance, I scan the room.There is only one person here I’m looking forward to seeing.I just wish she were the only one in the room.
It’s been over an hour since I had little choice but to leave her in her dorm room to finish getting ready earlier. And I’m dying without having her by my side.
But I couldn’t do it to her.
When Maria rang me the other evening to ask if I was bringing a plus one to sit at our table, I said no.The guilt from that blatant lie threatened to swallow me whole. But there was no fucking way I was forcing her to sit and endure what Millie and I will have to when she could be with her friends.
Why should she have to suffer just because I’ve made her mine?
I’m pretty sure it’s the most selfless I’ve ever been. I’m not sure if Raine will see it that way when she discovers what I’ve done but I figure I’ve got a few ways I can make it up to her later.
The second my eyes land on her, they widen to the point I’m surprised they don’t pop out of my head.
She looks…
She looks fucking incredible.
Sure, she still oozes that dangerous edge that lets everyone know she’s not to be messed with that I love, but she looks… beautiful and elegant.
She looks like one of us for the first time since she arrived in Saints Cross.
Unlike the last time I saw her, her hair is sleek and curled around her shoulders. Her make-up is dark and flawless and her dress…
Fuck me, the dress.
I owe Millie fucking big for this.
My eyes drop from Raine’s and take in every single inch of her body that’s wrapped in that sinful dress. And the shoes… there is no fucking way she’s taking those off later.
My cock swells and my temperature spikes despite the fact I only had her recently.That release is long forgotten though as I lick my bottom lip in the hope her taste still lingers.
My fingers curl into fists, my heart pounding against my chest as she takes a step toward me. I do the same, drawn together like two magnets. But then her eyes lift from me and focus on someone behind me.
A hand lands on my shoulder and I startle but the second he speaks, I know the exact reason Raine faltered, and I don’t blame her one bit.With one final glance and what I hope is an apologetic smile, I allow Dad to lead me away. Thankfully, Raine’s attention is quickly stolen by Abi, who guides her toward the table I wish I was sitting at.
Millie aside, that table seats my family, not the one my father is leading me to. Although, I can’t deny the reassuring smiles both Christian and Fiona give me, settles something inside me.
Nerves riot within me as I greet everyone else at the table and lower myself into my seat, more than ready for this whole night to speed the fuck up so I can take my girl home.
Ignoring the conversation going on around me, my eyes linger on the other side of the room.They’re in the opposite corner, as far away from Dad and his acquaintances as possible. If he had his way, they wouldn’t even be here. Thankfully, that was one thing he conceded on. It helps of course that all their parents are here. But if he knew the truth about Raine and her lack of social standing in this town then there would be no way on Earth he’d have allowed her inside the building, let alone to sit down and eat the meal he’s spent fuck knows how much on in a lame attempt to impress everyone.
He probably thinks the ridiculously pretentious food is what everyone is going to remember about tonight. Little does he know that I’ve got something much more elaborate and much more memorable up my sleeve.
My skin burns with attention, and I finally rip my eyes away from my girl to find Fiona studying me.
“You okay?” she mouths while Dad is preoccupied by someone who’s walked over to say hello.
I nod, wishing we could hurry it up.
Why did we plan to do it after dinner exactly?
The conversation continues to flow around me, but my focus is across the room.Everyone else at Raine’s table is talking and laughing. I even see them try to engage her, but she isn’t having any of it.
I know she’s uncomfortable here. This isn’t her scene. I know it was selfish of me to even ask. But just being able to see her, it settles something inside me.
“You’re really gone for her, aren’t you?” Millie asks quietly, too terrified to speak too loudly in case she pisses Dad off.
