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.”

new dog is a serious commitment,”

“Yeah, but…”

me again for a long moment. When he did, it was only for a second,

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

shift away from him, but he simply moved his hand right along with me, keeping it affixed

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

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

overly intimate. It had even garnered the attention of several

be like a slap in the face. I might as well show myself out now for how much standing I would

the way disgust swirled

accepted the bite

girl,” Terry said, and I wanted to spit the food in

a glass

eyes shot opened.

it shattered. Blood

Don’t know your own strength perhaps?” Terry was absolutely delighted by the display and made no attempts to hide it. “You should go

frowned harder, but, after casting a glance at Julian, who nodded in return, Nicholas

cleared away the glass shards and replaced the

looked at me. He leaned in and whispered, “Now

on

by his wrist, but that only made him grab me tighter. His fingers bit into my skin,

animal with nowhere to go. No one was coming

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