Chapter 147: A Dance With His Rival

Thea

I tried to wait patiently for Angel but the time seemed retarded. It was a painful wait and there was nothing I could talk about with Knight. I sipped the drink in my hand scanning the hall as if searching for Angel amongst the people.

"Do we get cocktail hours here?" I asked trying to break the awkward silence between us. Even though I preferred knight to having Caspian guard me, he was too stiff for a proper discussion.

"Maybe... Somewhere at the elevation." He said and I gulped my wine this time. I let out a nervous breath and began thinking quick on what else to say.

"How much longer do I have to wait?"

"Not very long. Don Ricardo still needs to be with his non mafia guests." Knight said and I snapped my head in his direction. There were non mafia guests here and I felt so intimidated.

"There are?"

"Business partners...."

"Oh...." I muttered and gulped the rest of my drink.

"I need to move." I said and he furrowed a brow at me. "It's suffocating staying at a place,