I came up for air after some time. This wasn't a love story. I went to the bathroom to wash my face, savoring the cold water as it made contact with my skin and stared at the mirror. "You'rebetter than this, Emma. Snap out of it" I said to myself with co

the door. He was talking to miss Jane with two other staff members, probably something home related. He noticed me and only glanced at me for a moment but I still felt butterflies in my stomach. Feeling defeated, I sat down while I waited for food to

miled internally g

parently, our CCTV spotted three men ob

ey were outside the penthous

od came in. It wasn't safe to leave the house yet. Ithought of my visitat

d came straight towards us. She held two big golden envelopes and wore an excited expression. "Guess what I have" she waved the envelopes in t

on said

icked it up and marveled at it's quality and how it shone in the light. I open

y. "My good friend, Darla Jenkins is

it's too dangerous to be going to parties. Not when th

t's a masquerade. Even if someone from the Black

efore the two fell silent. "Are t

he nervously dismissed my question. "Yo

ngerous group?

ey relaxed. "Knowing more than their name could put you i

. When he didn't budge, she sat next to him. "Doesn't the name Jenkins ring a bell? You've been tr

And grunted when Alice leaped out of her chair to hug him. My smile quickly fade

one with a matching mask. Feeling uncomfortable and at the same time grateful, I tried to t

thers just fine. The mask had given me a sense of confidence and I freely conversed with the other rich folk, gi

mantic. The host came forward with a smile on her face. "We will now begin the Fated Moonlight dance where we pick three men and women to dance together and after that we decide who da

Damon. "Now let's pick the ladies." Darcy said giggling as she signaled the girls to step forward but only two volunteered. "We need one more" Darcy requested as she looked ar

sic started, all my shyness and hesitation disappeared as Damon swept me off my feet. I

d in a sly tone. His bre

?" I was surprised.

" He grinned. "Thanks for volunteering by the way.

ne pushed me. Second, if they knew it was you under

e pulled me closer.

u mean?" I

me around before hold me tight. "I'm asking if you w

round my waist before he whi