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“That’s your backbone?”
“When I have an ambition, I go for it.”
A conceited frown crinkled his mask, as if to say I was a complete and utter moron.
I looked him straight in the eye.
My father taught me that the best way to deal with men like him was to confront, not run. Because, this man? He’d chase.
Yes, I believe in that tradition.
No, I don’t care what you think.
Then it occurred to me that over the course of the evening, I’d offered him my entire life story and didn’t even ask for his name. I didn’t want to know, but etiquette demanded that I at least pretend.
“I forgot to ask who you are.”
“That’s because you didn’t care,” he quipped.
He regarded me with the same taciturnity. It was an oxymoron of fierce boredom.
I said nothing because it was true.
“Senator Wolfe Keaton.” The words rolled off his tongue sharply.
“Aren’t you a little young to be a senator?” I complimented him on principal to see if I could defrost the thick layer of asshole he’d built around himself.
Some people just needed a tight hug.
Around the neck.
Wait, I was actually thinking about choking him. Not the same thing.
“Thirty. Celebrated in September. Got elected this November.”
“Congratulations.” I couldn’t care less. “You must be thrilled.”
“Over the goddamn moon.” He drew me even closer, pulling my body flush against his.
“Can I ask you a personal question?” I cleared my throat.
“Only if I can do the same,” he shot.
I considered it.
“You can.”
He dipped his chin down, giving me permission to continue.
“Why did you ask to dance with me, not to mention paid good money for the dubious pleasure, if you obviously think everything I stand for is shallow and distasteful?”
For the first time tonight, something that resembled a smile crossed his face. It looked unnatural, almost illusory. I decided he was not in the habit of laughing often.
Or at all.
“I wanted to see for myself if the rumors about your beauty were true.”
That again.
