Terry slowly trailed his hand up the length of my thigh. He stopped at the meatiest point, just beneath my hip and squeezed.

I wanted to bolt from the table. I wanted to elbow him in the ribs or kick at his shins.

All I could actually do was sit very still and try not to draw attention from the cameras or the guests, while simultaneously trying to only get Julian to notice.

However, every time Julian glanced at me, his attention was immediately claimed again by Joyce sitting beside me. It was strange to hear him talk so much, especially when the topics. seemed to be entirely superfluous.

“Did you watch that television show the other night?” Joyce asked.

“I don’t watch a lot of TV,” Julian replied.

“It was such a good episode.”

Julian nodded, and glanced back at me.

I widened my eyes.

“Did you hear what happened to Aunt Ruby?” Joyce said.

Julian’s eyes went to Joyce again. “No, what?”

“She bought another dog.”

Julian huffed a laugh. “Don’t word it like that, then, Joyce. You made it sound like it was something serious.”

a serious

“Yeah, but…”

When he did, it was only for a second, before returning his gaze to Joyce, as he brought up yet

rubbing his hand on my thigh, back and forth. His fingers were moving gradually

along with me, keeping it affixed to my leg like he

coaxed his hand between my thighs, undoubtedly wrinkling my dress. Though my dress was the very last of my

to die for.” He speared a piece of the meat

the attention of several

a slap in the face. I might as well show myself out now for how much standing I would lose, being rude to the

clenched my stomach, ignoring the way disgust

forward, closed my eyes, and accepted the bite of

and I wanted to

a glass shattered.

shot opened.

clutched his water glass so tightly it shattered. Blood dripped down

by the display and made no attempts to hide it. “You

glance at Julian, who nodded in return, Nicholas excused himself

the glass shards and replaced the broken cup

me. He leaned in and whispered,

a hand on my

him grab

to go. No one was coming

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