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

“Yeah, but…”

look at me again for a long moment. When he

on my thigh, back and forth. His fingers were moving gradually toward the inside.

right along with me, keeping it affixed to my leg like he had glued it there.

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

for.” He speared a piece of the meat and

the attention of several nearby candidates and the cameras. The candidates gave me pitying looks.

his advances. If I rejected, it would be like a slap in the face. I might as well show myself out now for how much standing I would lose, being rude to the host.

disgust swirled within

eyes, and accepted the bite

I wanted

a glass shattered.

shot opened.

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

own strength perhaps?” Terry was absolutely delighted by the display and made no attempts to hide

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

cleared away the glass shards and replaced the

at me. He leaned in and whispered, “Now that we’re alone…”

a hand on my

tried pushing him away by his wrist, but that only made him grab me tighter. His fingers bit into my skin, likely leaving bruises.

a cornered animal with nowhere to

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