The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 91

“Hey, where had you disappeared to?” Luke asked when I returned to our spot.

I even tried calling you, but you did not receive my call, Luke added, as I tried not looking in the direction where Eros and Olivia were making out.

T’d thought I saw someone I know I gave him the half–truth.

However, he immediately grew alert. “You did? Where is he or she?”

I shook my head. “It wasn’t the person I thought him to be, so don’t bother,

Luke gave me a look of concern but then just shrugged “Well, as far as you are okay, I don’t mind.”

He looked at my drink, which was still untouched. “Okay, you can decide not to drink. Besides, you’ve been holding it for almost an hour without taking a sip. You don’t have to

He added with a laugh, but I looked at the drink and gulped it down in one go. Luke threw me a stunned look.

“Woah, what has gotten into you?” He asked, but I only smiled at him.

You wanted me to loosen up a little, right? And that is what I’m doing! I’m loosening up,” I said, and from his mask I saw how confused he was by the sudden change in my behavior.

I was too, but didn’t care at this point. I simply wanted to forget Eros tonight

I made a face and looked at the glass. This drink was so boring. Let us drink something nice

Luke furrowed his eyebrows, “You told me you don’t drink, girl

I nodded my head. “Change of plans, let us drink something stronger”

Saying so. I grabbed his hand and began dragging him towards the drinks counter. After reaching it, I pushed myself up on

the stool and looked at the bartender.

“How may I help you, miss?” The bartender asked, and I smiled at him, “Knock me off

The bartender gave me a devious smile and began preparing the drink. I watched in excitement as he threw the shaker up in the air, caught it in his hand, and then poured it into the glass along with some cubes of ice.

“There you go” He said, and I took the glass in my hand.

“Hey, stop” Luke spoke, but I closed my eyes, held my nose with my index finger and thumb, and downed it in one go.

The drink sent a tingling sensation straight up my head, making me feel warm and fuzzy.

“Again!” I slammed my hand on the table and the bartender smiled. “Are you sure, Miss?”

nodded my head while Luke got on a stool beside me and answered on my behalf I

of Eros and Olivia. To my horror, Olivia was now sitting on him, and

I didn’t keep

bartender from giving me any “Okay enough. You

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from the stool and shook

go. I want you to meet

he smiled. A friend. He wants to meet

“Which friend and

a sigh. I should never let you drink so much again. Now come on.

him towards the dance floor “No,

shook his head Party is over,

reason, I was insistent. “No, come dance with me, und

dancing crowd, letting go of my hold over his

and 1 began to dance as if nobody was watching. The drinks made me feel light–headed and the pain

if it was made of air and that I was floating, drifting to some dreamland. All around me, people were dancing while I grooved and danced

man who was dancing with his friends and

a

and started dancing with him as he matched my steps. “Are you

my head, “Not really. But my friend doesn’t

and began

closer, and I let him. Soon, his hands rested on my waist and we began dancing to the rhythm. I felt as if

was beginning to slide lower, but then somebody turned. me around and I was slammed into a cold hard wall of

the fiery blue eyes staring at

but my brain was foggy. I just couldn’t remember who exactly it was. Maybe, I was utterly wasted, but my

moth to a flame. The other guy tried to dance with me again. but the man dancing with me glared at him and pushed him

in dancing while the

on my waist while the other traveled down my elbow to intertwine his

voice did

let him twirl and turn

this sexy hunk. I was reminded of my dance with Eros at the ball a

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fast, this was frenzied, and this was sexy as hell. His hands traveled down from my waist to