A night with the billionaire stranger

r sighed, knowing that Mia's promise of joining her in a minute was unlikely to be fulfilled anytime soon. Sipping her non-alcoholic drink, Harper tried to find a moment of peace from the chaos of

to take her mind off the unsettling encounter earlier. She laughed at one of Jake's jokes, feeling a genuine sense of enjoyment. Just try a drink it's good you know," he said, his voice warm and inviting. Harper smiled, grateful for the distraction. "I'm. not drinking tonight I thought I said that before. Jake's smile didn't falter. "Come on, one drink won't hurt. Just a little something to help you relax." Harper hesitated, but Jake's charm and persistence wore her down. "Well, maybe just one," she conceded, taking the drink from him. As she took a sip, she noticed a slightly bitter aftertaste but dismissed it, attributing it to the unfamiliar cocktail. They continued to talk, Jake's was friendly and engaging. But soon, Harper started to feel a different feeling, her pulse quickening in a way that had nothing to do with their conversation. She tried to focus on Jake, but her mind was becoming hazy, and an uncomfortable heat spreads through her body. Jake stood up abruptly, glancing at his phone "I've got to go. Can you meet me outside after three minutes from now before your friend gets here I can show you my car", "alright I will be there", Jake ran out excited his plan was getting accomplished and he noticed she was really naive. Harper watched him leave, confusion and unease mingling in her foggy mind. She needed to get out of the club, away from the overwhelming noise and flashing lights. She pushed herself up from the table, feeling unsteady on her feet, and made her way toward the exit maybe to wait for jake outside before the three minute elapses. Outside, the cool night air hit her like a shock, but it did little to clear her head. The effect of whatever Jake had slipped into her drink was intensifying or was she drugged if she is what is his plan she wasn't safe, and she felt her skin flush with an unnatural heat. Harper stumbled down the sidewalk, trying to find her bearings and planned on going back inside where she felt was safer away from Jake because it seems Jake had a plan, she suddenly bumped into someone. She looked up, her vision blurry, and found herself staring into those same piercing eyes from the club. It was him the man who had been watching her. "Are you okay?" Lucas's voice was deep and steady, a stark contrast to the chaos in her mind. The stranger with a mask who was staring at her in the club a while ago stood asking if she was okay with that deep accentuating voice of his she tried as much as possible to compose herself "Yeah I'm good", replied Harper She dared not misbehave in front of a stranger but she couldn't hold it anymore she needed to escape. Lucas noticed she was sweaty and felt uneasy he put his han