Craving My Mother's Hot Fiancé

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spot light was exactly on him, this was exactl

ne, the color drained

dy moving t

packed tight, and this stupid dress kept tan

I could feel the eyes of the entire room tra

d pulled. The tear was loud as it ripped the f

f my eyes burned with tears but I swallowed it, forci

fell silent, watched with wide eyes as I walked toward the VIP section with t

shirt was wrinkled. His hair was a mess from her fingers. His eyes

not what it

n me. My palm connected with his cheek so h

lent. Even the music se

here with his hand hovering near his cheek,

be.

, which surprised even me, because nothing inside me was s

ned hi

rds came out.The second sla

the room . Someone near the back ac

p, his cheek flushing deep re

issa

cheat. How dare you after everyth

rom the side; it was

single word, her jaw set, her eyes hard and dark with a fury sh

t moment. Then I turned the g

ivulets, staining his white shirt red. It pooled at the collar, dr

aught her chest, her hands flying up to cov

was a painting

f smaller and quieter and more available to him because I thought that's what love required. Giving him all my savings even thoug

she was

trailing behind me. My hands were shaking. My vision was blurring at the edges,

anked it from the wall

ck. The crowd groan

thing. In and out. In and out. The back of my eyes still burned. I pressed the bac

lding. You are absolutely not

ll dripped from his hair onto his shoulders, but he was trying. Tasha had retreat

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ice was quiet. "You don't g

was drunk. I wasn't thinking. I swear

short laugh that had nothing funny i

nothing. You're what matter

t her nails. The audacity of it sent a

two were even that serious. Troy told me you're always working, and you weren't fun,

t the edges. My hand

ice was sharp with

g. Because I had deadlines. Because I had a future I was building. Bec

" Aria's voice sliced through the room lik

under the lights. She looked at Tasha and Troy like th

ke from someone whose idea of a good time is giving blowjobs in

wed to slits. "You

Aria tilted her hea

at followed wa

limbed toward something approaching purple. Her mout

did y

d leave before I tell everyone exactly what happened at Delta Kappa's party. The part wher

ked out so fast she nearly caught her heel on the rope. T

d for my hand, his fingers cold a

ay like he'

, Melissa. One mi

t simply. We are over.

t. Tomorrow when yo

me had gone completely still. "I'm not confused. I didn't stutter. We

sa, pl

d fallen earlier. My hands were steadier now

e edges of everything. I blinked hard. Raised the back of

. My heel caught the

before I finished falling. One around my waist, one at my arm, pulling me up with ease. I grabbed onto w

ed the moment my eyes locked o

iet and very still in

entirely in black. Dark hair fell loosely over his forehead. Something abo

t what it was

bit husky I had to hold him tighter to st

at the surface ... blurring the edges of his face, the lights behind him, all of it. I raise

not cry in fron

rward through the people around us, jaw tight, eyes locked on the stranger

I gripped the stranger's arms tighter, not ready ... not w

, he looked almost desperat

ed eyes with Troy and that was al

till around my waist tighte

done with this night, with this room, with everything that before my rational brain could intervene, b

tepping off a ledge before you've

as warm and beautiful. Before now I have never actually enjoyed kissing or knew the plea

ed like whiskey and his warm tongue just kept pulling out my pleasure fr

ing unsteadily, my lips wer

ere still

s voice cracked. "Who

at him and set me ge

ened to his

t move. But he looked utte

er's voice was quiet. It didn't

none of

's business.When you

om the stranger was enough to freeze every

ed on my waist. The stranger guided me toward the exit, his h

d the night air hit my face and I br

om pushing through the crowd, her eyes moving between me and t

need a