best friend, Luke,”

it’s hard to accept that

ng me along like a fool for the past one year

a year, and then you broke up with m

at I wouldn’t know?” Ellen

d react this way, and that's why I didn

okay, anything to help you a

llen said, tears rolling down her f

about you. I should have realized what a bloody liar you were

g funny; you just need to go h

elevator, she said, “Everything is already upside dow

doors, wiping tears from her eyes. Halting at the do

in the direction of the club, which was l

k and forget all this hap

es on the dance floor were a welcome distraction for her. She wa

re she was sitting and asked,

ering smile on her face, she said, “Give me

replied, a quirky smile on his fa

sitting at the private tables at the back of the club. You could har

t the bar as she focused on gulpin

d the dance floor. She danced, raising her ha

ust go free after doing this, but of course not. Ellen though

hem? I need to get more drinks,” Ellen sa

r tender. She had another glass, and afte

he bar and tried to raise herself. She slipped, and as she fell, a s

giggled as she raised her eye to see

e deepest blue eye

Ellen drawled, smiling at t

to the door,” the

where, handsome,” she said,

, she continued giggling. Why ca

se to someone behind him as h

, where a bodyguard would

ranger who had helped her as he left her a

. Turning towards the voic

l doing here?” Luk

h their party and were hea

y,” Elle

to be here." Ellen said to the

” Luke said, stepping

e touch me,” E

my new boyfriend,

th know you don’t have one.”

had helped her earlier. She had no idea how she was able to walk without falling on he

llen!” Luke shouted as he followed her into

id, trying to keep a fake smile in pl

esponse, she moved clos

ped her arms around his neck and kept kissing

epped away from him and realiz

len said, turning back to face the

dsome stranger looked stunned as he stared at her. His face was hard