Alone in the club

Alicia’s POV

Only a couple of seconds after, and already Mikael’s absence made me a little uncomfortable. A part of me wished dearly to get up and find a way to reach Mikael but I stopped myself.

One, I wasn’t a baby who was going to cry at such a small thing.

Two, he was busy.

I just had to be patient and wait for him to return from his meeting. The mesh dress I was wearing thankfully covered my knees, so I crossed my legs and sighed heavily, aware of all the stares from each angle. Whoever Victor Brazio was, his men certainly hadn’t learnt how to turn their eyes away.

Don’t worry about it, Alicia, I told myself. Just enjoy the music.

“Excuse me,” I heard a voice close to me and my heart rate spiked up a little as I turned only to find it was Bernito, the manager. He was holding a tray to my surprise, and when he dropped it on the small table next to me I saw that it contained a few snacks.

I smiled at him gratefully.

“Thank you,” I told him and he dismissed it with a wave.

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