One night with my father's best friend

pte

o

on my shoulder as my tea

wrap my mind around the fact that the ma

Lola," Reid whisp

system apart from my mom. He was the

s gone, Reid," my voice trembled noticeably, and Reid

It was one soothing gesture of his that I l

t him, but for now, you need to b

iffing and blinking hard to ke

ed a single tear throughout the burial ceremony. It wasn't news that she di

in her arms wh

ing this vulnerable wi

could hear the tr

He's never coming

ip on my body a bit more tight

y anything.

him smile through the pain, concealing it with lots of laughter until there was nothing to

ing a step away from her. "I need to clear my hea

she didn't hold me back,

hen we were supposed to be together, but it was

ping a taxi that t

n. I wanted the noise. I didn't want company, but I also didn't want to b

ed in every corner of the building tempora

club fit, but it was good enough. Once the security man

prohibited from coming to these kinds of places, but I

," I demanded with a bossy tone which i

to the cellar and did as I asked. I didn't watc

rough the ventricles of my heart with sharp claws. My he

ounded the effect of the alcohol and in no time, I was swooning. My legs moved on thei

uted to no one in particular

point that I should have called Reid, but then I remembered that the only thing wait

g over and twerking. It was all fu

ool to steady my footing. A frown appeared on my face, and when I glanced at the d

u think you

me. "You're smoking hot, girl. Danc

am," I threatened, but I doubted it would make

forming a circle around my waist. He looked like th

ch. No one's going to sav

quick to grab my wrist, caging it with the other. My scream only echoed in my ears.

sure they he

e stupid tears that threate

stful of my hair. "I'll only let go of you whe

econd, I was being pulled away gently from the pervert. Screams, coupled w

hell was

enings around me when my head ached l

I'd been placed on, staggering to the bar. The crowd had di

gruff baritone voice se

y arm, his brown eyes staring intently at me. I kept the contact, me

became thir

on time. I kept screaming at the top of my lungs but no one came to rescue me. I'm indebted

d when I did," he glanced at his wristwatch. "It's getting late, and you'

idn't want to be a

it later. "Why go home when we can have fun together right he

th a hint of lust. "I don't want to take

to get out of my grip. "I can see through the

l I wanted to know, and being the stu

a hotel, let's see if yo

body heated up instantly. I nearly went off balance. How

l it is