Hold Me by Talia Ellison

Author:Talia Ellison [Ellison, Talia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B013VBAT9G
Publisher: Talia Ellison
Published: 2015-09-12T23:00:00+00:00

My hands are unsteady as I apply another layer of my pinkish lip gloss. Alessandra called me unexpectedly an hour ago and told me to get ready, which caught me completely off guard because it is Wednesday, and I’m not sure why I didn’t expect the party to be anytime other than during the weekend. Still, as I slip into my black high heels and pat down my cream cocktail dress adorned with shiny sequins, I wonder what will happen and what I’ll see at the party.

Chances are that I won’t see anything out of the ordinary, just get completely uncomfortable because people will be having sex in front of my eyes. I don’t know if Caleb will be there, and I wonder if he’d recognize me. What would he think if he saw me? Would he even want me to be there? The intercom buzzes and I see Allie waving at me on the screen. I grab my purse and hurry to the door.

Alessandra’s driver takes us to the other end of the city, and I try to memorize the way, but I feel like we’re circling around. I’ve rarely been in this area, and I’m not sure I can recognize the street. Alessandra keeps chatting about nonsense and distracting me, and I can’t stare out the window all the time, so I focus on her.

“I love your dress,” I say, surprised that my voice doesn’t come out forced. The dress is nice actually. It’s dark blue with a black piece in the middle, and it clings to her curves perfectly.

“Thanks. You look lovely too.” She opens her purse and searches for something. When she finds it, her face looks triumphant. Revealing a white pill in her hand, she immediately gulps it down. I just stare at her. She then offers me a small bag, and I gingerly take the pills, inspecting them. I don’t know what those round white things are, but they look just like Caleb’s. Maybe they’re the same thing, and Caleb and Allie just have different ways of earning the money to buy them.

“What are these?” I lift the bag up. I can’t exactly steal and hide one when she’s sitting right next to me.

“Oh, just a little something to help you relax. You can take one. I promise it’s not dangerous.” Her smile is wide.

“No, thanks.” I return the pills to her and watch her shrug and stuff them into her purse.

“Suit yourself. If you change your mind, just ask.”

If I can get the opportunity, maybe I can snatch the pills from her at the party when she’s too busy to notice. Then I could take one and get it analyzed somewhere. Actually, if Raphael’s dealing them, then it might be easier to get him arrested. Then again, maybe it’s not Raphael. Maybe it’s one of his friends. They could be all working together for mutual benefit.

The car suddenly stops, and I realize we’re in front of a brightly lit building. It’s a casino and a hotel of some kind, not some creepy abandoned house that I might have expected.

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