Page 39 of Cruel Vows

Waiters start to bring food to the tables, the music growing a bit softer as people start to settle down and talk amongst themselves.

I dig into the honey glazed salmon, savoring the taste on my tongue. Sean’s fingers climb higher up my thigh, his knuckle brushing against my pussy through the silk thong.

Biting back a moan, I press my thighs closer together, holding his hand in place before he can try that little stunt again.

If he thinks that he’s going to sit here and finger me under the table, he’s got another thing coming.

Lily sets her drink to the side, gesturing between me and Sean with her fork. “So, how did the two of you meet?”

Smirking, I look over at him. “Oh, you know, he was friends with my brother for a long time. Anyway, Sean’s a bit older than me and one day he was having problems with his hip. It’s a side effect of getting older, I guess.”

His hand squeezes my thigh beneath the table, a subtle warning I ignore.

This is my chance to get under his skin for the night, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do.

I pause to sip my drink. “I work as a nurse so Aiden asked if I wouldn’t mind taking a look at Sean. I unfortunately had to be the one to tell him that his old age was tearing his body down and that it might be time to get one of those motorized scooters.”

Dominic starts coughing, his fist over his mouth to hide the smile there.

Sean’s fingers dig into my thigh. I’m sure that there are going to be bruises in the morning, but there’s a part of me that likes it just as much as I liked the handprint on my ass and the hickey on my neck.

“You should have seen the look on his face when I said that to him.” Grinning, I lean across the table closer to Lily. “Of course, once I convinced him to come with me to the doctor, he found out that he just needed a bit of physical therapy.”

Lily beams as she looks at Sean. “I knew he was the kind to fall in love with someone who had been there for him all along.”

Her husband rolls his eyes as people start migrating back to the dance floor. “Come on, Lils. Stop bothering the young ones and come dance with me.”

Lily looks up, clearly still in love with her husband even though they seem like they’ve been together for years.

The moment they’re gone, Sean’s hand slips from my thigh and he leans closer to me. “That is the first and the last time you tell that story.”

I smirk and down the rest of my champagne as I lean back in my seat. “I doubt that. I told them the story and now it’s out there. If we don’t stick to the same story, people are going to think that we’re liars.”

“You couldn’t have picked a normal story to tell them?”

“Nope.” I grin and kick one leg over the other, letting the slit fall open to show off my thigh.

Sean gets up and holds out his hand to me. “Come on. You love dancing. Let’s go dance.”

My heart thunders in my chest, slamming against my ribs as I look up at him. “How do you know I like to dance?”

“You spend every morning dancing around the kitchen while you make your breakfast.”

I put my hand in his, butterflies fluttering through my stomach as he pulls me into the middle of the dance floor.

One hand grips mine while the other splays across my lower back. The string quartet grows louder as dresses of all different colors swirl around.

Waiters move through the crowd with trays of food and drinks. Other people wander around with pills and powders, offering them to the guests even though this is supposed to be a charity event.

I can’t focus on any of that though.

Not when Sean’s toned body is pressed against mine and he’s dancing with me.

The man knows how to dance. He moves to the beat, not missing a single turn and taking every opportunity he can to pull me closer.

I take a deep breath, trying to relax in his arms, but it feels like everyone is watching us. People whisper to each other.

Sean skims his hand a little lower, drawing my attention back to him. “Don’t worry about them. Just focus on me. We’re supposed to look like we love each other. I know it might be hard to do since you hate me, but right now you look like you’re in pain.”

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