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Chapter 15 Speed Bump

Author: A. Nichole
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Selene's POV

I stood at the bottom of the steps stuck in an awkward conversation with my father and some guy he's adamant I meet. The guy seems nice enough, he's clearly older than I am though I'm not sure by how much. He's tall and average build, I'm sure women closer to his age would find him handsome even. However, the way his hazel eyes rake over my body, lingering on my chest for far longer than necessary as his tongue wets his thin lips, makes me feel uneasy. Those thin damp lips press against my hand when my father introduced him as Pierre, and I had to force myself not to cringe and jerk my hand back. I'm trying not to fidget with my nails and pretend I'm paying attention to this conversation, but all I can think about is getting the hell out of here.

"I'm sorry, I haven't heard anything about you." I confess when Pierre tells me he's heard a lot about me. My dad shoots me a warning glare letting me know I better not make him look bad. I give him an apologetic look before look
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