JACE

ang out from my left and

ll was I h

nd I turned to look at m

h." She teased, the corne

ce my savior, thank you for accompanying me to this party inste

proposal for the quaterly convention ....last year's was bad and I had to make sure eve

o the ground, but me and everyone who knew me thought there was

ac

whispering to themselves as they glanced my way. One of them

had decided having a wife would somehow make me stable.

n I had to turn down. Old Jace would never

to focus my attenti

anted you to come here today

fuc

now and that's not

ecause he spent the

ange grandmother, and her sister

her name, the way it rolled off my tongue li

er a few mi

er ring to her boyfriend, the

promise

another irr

ou all so cranky?" She rolled her eyes and f

at the far right, towards the entra

ad managed to tame the city's meanest and richest man, four ye

in a black dress that showed her silhouette. Her eyes

t it was but som

h Lily. She and I never got along. Not after what I did to he

d next to her. The guy who was dumb enough to date her and not want to be public with her. Lily didn't deserve a fu

Myra and hugged her, a look quite different from

rson, I can't wait to officially be a part of the c

of his employment was based on his performance.

oked at me. But instead of the usual

and all. I ignored the foreign feeling

before she came closer and

his was

body completely rigid, then glanced at

the

her. She pulled back slightly, one hand still halfway around me and the othe

hissed, looking around us. I became aware

hell she was still holding on, when I

nfu

a plea in her eyes. Is she

off

t do you think

ed to reveal the news and I wondered a

e the room was completely silen

ha

rts to speak but Lily g

t. I told him I would give him an answer tonight so, there it is. I think I want to give us a chance."

aid, "oh...darling that's...that's wonderful." I guess

her purse for something. Seconds l

. was this her elaborate way of breaking up with him? I knew Lily was dramatic b

as done and everyone erupte

and and pulled her, and I f

you mean by you're his girl

o this here, or somewhere mor

he saw made him drop his arm. He cleared his

ardly. "I'm so sorry, I promise I'll explain later.

she was gone. "I guess

ly." Myra nodded once, before I started weaving