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.”

is a serious commitment,” Joyce said.

“Yeah, but…”

Julian totally focused on proving Joyce wrong, that he did not look at me again for a long moment. When he did, it was only for a second, before returning his gaze

and forth. His

right 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 worries at the

this steak is to die for.” He speared a piece of the meat and held his fork

fork felt overly intimate. It had even garnered the attention of several nearby candidates and the cameras. The

accepted, it was akin to accepting his advances. If I rejected, it would be like a slap in the face. I might as well show myself

stomach, ignoring the way disgust swirled within it, violent and

forward, closed my eyes, and accepted the

I wanted to spit the food in

a glass

eyes shot opened.

water glass so tightly it shattered. Blood

Terry was absolutely delighted by the display and made no attempts to hide it. “You should

after casting a glance at Julian, who nodded in return, Nicholas excused

immediately cleared away the glass shards and replaced the broken cup with

He leaned in and whispered, “Now

placed a hand on

that only made him grab

trapped, a cornered animal with nowhere to

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