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to make the heads of nearby patrons turn. Her bright blue eyes were wid

ack, rolling my eyes as I took a sip o

hand. "You said you were thinking about it. You di

dding beat of the music fo

shrieked, grabbing

ith her signature poised demeanor, sippe

f the club. "About time, Ruby. I mean, the man was a

shing her a grateful smile b

You didn't tell us the ju

or where bodies moved to the music. The truth

said flatly, setting my glass

Lilac's face hardened. "

lked in on them in our bedroom.

the DJ seemed to falter. "You wa

one gulp. "I left, told my lawyer to prepa

he light. She reached across the table and placed a hand on mine.

shoulder. "Now, enough about him. We're here to celebrate your f

rifting to a tall brunette in a red

n of her gaze and smirked.

across her face. "What can I say? S

ke years, a genuine, deep laugh that bubbled

a wink. "Now, speaking of strong and sexy

an eyebro

. Business tycoon, filthy rich, always wears a mask, but nobody

riously? What is this, a b

I mean, no one really knows why he wears the mask, but apparently, it only makes him more mysterious

. If he were younger, maybe I'd be interested. But I'm just twenty

around us grew hushed, and heads turned toward the entra

t like he stole the very air in the room. His ink-black hair was perfectly styled, held up in a ponytail, a

it covered the left side of his face, but it didn't look as bad as I tho

c Ruth

ispered as she nudged me. "Oh,

traced the sharp cut of his jaw and the way his suit clung to his muscular f

lled my eyes. "He's not that impressive," I gru

Really? Because you look li

ing, that mask is ridiculous. W

, and Ariana shot me a skeptical look.

d standing abruptly. "This party'

. They followed me out of the club, the thumping music fadin

hed my jaw, forcing the thoughts away. He was just a man-a stranger I would never see again. And ye

se. I'd never

therford had already found a p