Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Finally, the wine-tasting session ended, and it was time for the formal dinner and dance. Shirley breathed a sigh of relief; she hoped to finish quickly and return to the hotel. This kind of place wasn’t quite suitable for her.

As romantic music filled the air, many guests approached Zacharias during the dinner to greet him. At that moment, a man of similar age smiled and approached. “Zach, you’ve changed so much… for the better, of course!”

The man was dressed in a handsome white suit, a typical foreign hottie.

“William, it’s been a while.” Zacharias smiled and embraced him. Watching their brotherly embrace, Shirley wondered if Zacharias had friends here too.

After a hug, Zacharias turned to Shirley. “Shir, this is my schoolmate, William. His father is the prince of Flor.”

with a smile. A hint of a knowing smile laced William’s eyes as he said to

to him, “I’ll have to greet other guests. I hope you two

Shirley seemed uncomfortable with her feet. He took her hand and

set up, and Zacharias led Shirley into one of them. After

relief. She lifted her evening gown and took her left foot out of the shoe, revealing a red and swollen area

her ankle and inspect. Shirley, feeling a bit shy, tried to

a new pair of shoes,” Zacharias said with concern. Shirley shook her head. “No need, I can endure it. It happens whenever I wear

comfortable,” Zacharias suggested, planning to call someone to

him. “I have adhesive bandages; I’ll

that, Shirley opened her bag and took out a thin piece of adhesive bandage. She felt better after applying it when she put her shoes back

at her with a touch of distress. He didn’t expect her to go this far just

Shirley nodded. As Zacharias stood up, he cupped her face and kissed her on the lips as

dance. Zacharias took Shirley out, and just then, a