Chapter 12
Fabian’s words left everyone baffled. But the moment they heard something big was going on, they snapped to attention and piled into the car.
They spent the whole drive grilling Fabian about where they were going, but he didn’t say a word. The only thing he did was sneak glances at Damon
every now and then
Their destination turned out to be a bar none of them had ever set foot in.
Just before they got out, Fabian shoved Damon to the front and said something odd. “Damon, I’ve been hearing things for a while now. I tried to shake it off, but I just couldn’t anymore. I had to let you know, Whatever you see in there, don’t put it on me. I’m doing this for your own good.”
Damon and his friends had been tight since they were kids, so hearing Fabian sound so serious made his smile slowly fade.
Standing right before the doors, Damon hesitated for a second before pushing them open. The bar’s interior spread out before them
Under the flashing lights and pounding DJ music, the whole place pulsed with energy. A spotlight beamed down, casting a glow on a couple locked in a deep, beated loss on the stage
Even from a distance, Damon spotted Giselle right away. Ellas had her wrapped up in his arms. Her cheeks were unusually flushed, and her hands traced slow, playful lines along his back.
She looked nothing like the bold, free–spirited heiress they all knew. For a moment, the seven or eight people standing by the door were completely stunned into silence.
That brief hush felt almost jarring against the rising cheers inside the bar.
“Damn, she just got out of the hospital and she’s already going all in. They’ve been at it for, what, half an hour? Do they even need to breathe?” “Relax, they’re a couple. What’s wrong with a little make–out session if the mood’s right? Are you jealous or something?”
“Hey, didn’t Gigi and Elias get together like six months ago? And they’re still not sick of each other? Do you think this one’s going to last longer than her thing with Damon?“”
wears ago, but the
“You’ll never figure out what’s going on in Gigi’s head. She’s probably just playing around. Look at Damon. She dumped him three years ago, second she wants his attention again, she yanks him around like a damn puppy.”
Damon’s friends bristled when they heard the way Giselle’s friends ran their mouths. There was no way they were letting that slide. They showed their way through the crowd and stormad in.
One of them cut the music, another flapped on all the lights, and the rest jumped onto the stage, closing in on the couple still tangled up in their heated kiss. The whole vibe of the bar crashed in an instant
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