to be sure my eyes

the "special guest," and

out how incredibly

a black business suit with a matching black tie and a white button-up underneath. Even though his dark hair was well-styled, it contrasted with his

from this viewpoint. He tilted his head to the side to welcome some

not taller. His jaw was extremely well-defined, and it was made much more noticeable by his we

heard Bonnie

at Bonnie had figured out what I was thinki

did, they were nothing like the man who had just entered the

and I watched. However, I was unable to determine the attractive, dar

om at everyone there. The barman began serving dri

I felt like I was being watched. In a fleeting glance, I noticed a man

glancing back and forth to make it less e

tive but not as impressive as the da

not overly so, and much shorter than the other man. Without question, this man was attractive,

my breath caught in my throat when I start

uneasily, but I managed

a halt in front of my p

me, saying, "Please, pretty girl,

I looked up nervously and looked around the room,

nt of me since he was staring at me without ex

d, and I was experien

and said, "Are you mute?" altho

get you your drink now sir." I nodded at

the platform, grinning and saying, "My name is

uy that I didn't like, and I hoped he

g when he released my hand. I then went to the

s didn't a

atiently at the bar and saw a few more

assionate, the bartender handed me

ed it when people looked at me like that, as if th

ent I started working here, but I didn't need the pitying lo

ticed that the man from earlier was staring back at me as I began to walk in my hee

thought he had seen and h

ked up to the table, and I gav

table and said softly, "Here

for me to speak my name

" I blur

uttered, as if think

Mr. Daniels muttered eerily as I stood t

of what else to sa

d up his glass and took a sip, sla

ll like a fool, "you may leave, pretty girl." I gave

emales had left their stands, leaving just a shor

ed slightly, but she ignored me and simply

and and resumed my first stanc

He was so captivating and fascinating to look at that I decided it would be a crime not t

I am

...Bonnie? Although she was quite attractive and any guy would be stupid

d like he was extremely bored as Bonnie spoke to him. As she

s awkward, and I thought, Oh God, not again. Should I turn away or act as th

ide of his mouth, which would go unnoticed if

completely crazy, but the expression he had vanished,

drink. That's not how I could be getting sidetracked. I wasn't here to

nie came back to her stand, gr

platform for about twenty minutes without any interruptions. However, once he a

window and the light from the sunset started to dim. I wanted to go to sleep,

n't be bought tonight and would have to wait until tomorrow, which

started to approach our platforms with Mr. Daniels right b

ne except him. I had the

y, remarked, "Miss Jafarova," "you are

minute I walked in here Selina, and I would l

d closed my mouth, but n

and Mr. Daniels appeared b

iously, "Well, come on th

panicked look as he grabbed my wrist an

n on her face, as soon as Toby didn't even care to acknowl

red her as I gazed at her. I hoped it wouldn't happen today, but it happens al

ss Jafarova." and yank

nced up at the two men in

grasp after accepting that Mr. Daniels would buy me. He was the first back to

before turning around, wit

out to go through the door when someone behind us

d like to bu

spun around, as though we had al

of me, towering over me. He had strong shoulders and muscles that we

s brown eyes were piercing into mine. It made me unea

ry terrif

pproaching the man's height in front of me. "Well that's too bad isn't it, m

ockingly remarked, "I'm sure we can come

igure in front of me as if I had jus

said, waiting for a name to be addr

stian Riccardo." His voice now ha

om was listening to the exchange, t

eyebrow at Mr. Daniels and T

who were now standing beside me. Toby in particul

r. Riccardo was th

*

e swallowed, "I-I, sorry Mr. Riccardo. If I'd have known you wanted

you'll be glad to hear I am one for giving second chanc

urse thank you Mr. Riccardo, so you wis

elieve they woul

r. Riccardo, I've decided that I wou

t Sebastian shot him a frightened gla

st have been incre

stian, Toby, and me, Mr. Danie

after saying fierce

n to my level and pressed his face to my ear, whispering, "

s lips suddenly moved to my cheek and gave it a

nic seemed to vanish as he star

his jaw seeming to clench and un

ort tip of his head and wa

gone, even though

d down, I wiped the

, "Miss Jafarova, I'm sorry about that, but Mr.

scared to say anything while Sebastian w

us to join him and stated, "If you'd both lik

hen I was grabbed by the shoul

had done, and he spoke in my ear, but I didn't bother tur

ing me, and I decided I wanted you ragazza timida." At

lized he wasn't finished when I

eyebrows in perplexity as he said in Itali

y, but I knew he had heard, and I

warming my entire body as I readied myself for h

him return to his normal position. Although I was unable to see his face,

elt him move around me and saw him boldly stro

ke that this man was telling the

ed me to no end.