Chapter 24

Annelise's POV

We both walked around the room, Ethan just kept dragging me around. He would nod at most greetings from people; some even tried to talk to him, but the stoic expression on his face made them rethink their decisions.

“Where exactly are we going?" I asked him when it looked like we'd only be walking for the majority of the night.

“You'll see."

Just then, he stopped walking, and I automatically did too.

He stopped by the bar section of the hall. I frowned at that; different servers had been taking drinks around that we could have just taken one from them. Why the stress?

“Tequila," he said to the person there.

The guy behind the counter was practically shaking; he must have recognized Ethan immediately.

Even the drink he was pouring was about to spill off if not for that he was doing it slowly.

The guy handed over the drink to Ethan and turned to look at me.

“What would you like to have, ma'am?" He asked me.

“Just juice, I don't drink alcohol," I replied.

I felt someone lo