d us to a select group of his associates. They were a diverse bunch o

laced with veiled innuendo. Others were more reserved,

s who wondered how two measly humans were associated with a

t rather watched us with unabashed scrutiny and conte

scrutiny and Sun Hee is ever an enigmatic magnet for attention

another, leaving me to navigate the treacherous waters of sma

reeked of too much male testosterone, wouldn't take no for an answer. He droned on abo

ulated, each word measured and deliberate. While I understood the necessity of maintai

roductions and mingling. My feet ached from all the waltzes and tango

o handsy on the dance floor, I wandered tow

piction of a Gumiho, the nine-tailed fox, rendered in soulful colors and meticulous detail. The creatu

ver know your truths?’ was the thought running through my head as I

t in its magnetic eyes,

wan seduced

h a pant-dropping British accent and charm. I turned, my hear

an immaculate beige tuxedo, his mask, a silver wol

keep me euphoric for months. He stepped close to the painting and sto

good to be true but it wa

, my voice laced with a hint of amusement was une

doubt where he stood in the pack hierarchy.

said, his deep blue eyes, hidden behind the mask, sparking with amusement. "But

of my champagne. "One can lea

dropping to a husky whisper. "And what have yo

s a penchant for philosophical questions," I began, pausing to take a deli

ars I was blown away. "Ah, so the Swan recognizes her reflec

xy?” He asked looking directly into my eyes with a smirk and I drowned in the depths of the blues I

amatic spin if she heard about it,” I said with a half smile as I turned my face back to

laugh after she heard

nce I get the dismissal, I would call you… Foxy,” he paused to take in my reaction, and

e least. The artist managed to perfectly capture both the beauty

eyes met again, and for a moment, the world around us seemed to fade away

ous edge beneath the polished exterior,

ur eyes interpreted. "But even the most alluring creature can be a force to be

scading me, he said “What is your force… Foxy? Why do you smell both invit

hmic trail on my right hand that gave me goosebumps. Both actions left me spi

" he whispered, his voice a husky c

in a flirtatious haughty manner, “If it is a scent you ca

him know with my eyes that I was no squirming damsel and his

Let me discover what lies behind your mask and we will see if I will have you

firmly placed on my waist, he offered me h

e in his eyes and his words

ould the night play for us? I did

h my head. Sun Hee still hasn’t told me why she invited me to this par