Scorned by Jennifer Snyder

Author:Jennifer Snyder [Snyder, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jennifer Snyder

Chapter 7

I stood in the hallway, watching for the waiter to walk past me with Tessa’s drink. He was taking forever. The others would be wondering where I was if I was gone much longer. They would soon begin to speculate that the events of the night were beginning to take their toll on me. I didn’t want them thinking I was weak, because I wasn’t. I was strong. They all needed to remember that, especially my mother.

As the lanky waiter finally passed me, my heart began to beat triple time inside my chest. It was now or never. I hoped he didn’t argue with me about taking the drink to our table for him. Pasting my most seductive smile on, and adding a little more sway than usual to my step, I started after him. My only goal was to get that damn drink from him before we came into view of everyone at my table.

“Excuse me.” I called out to him.

He continued walking as though he hadn’t heard me. I walked a little faster, catching up to him and matching his pace.

“Excuse me.” I grinned.

His eyes, a rich, dark brown, nearly bulged out of his head at the sight of me. “Can I help you with something, Miss?”

“I was just going to offer to take my friend’s drink off your hands.” I pointed to the glass of wine he was holding. “I’m heading to the table now, and you seem so awfully busy.”

“I am. The night has been insane, actually.” He smoothed a hand through his longish brown hair. A grateful smile tugged at the corners of his lips. “Thanks. I’ll have your food to you shortly.” He passed me the glass without issue, and I sighed with relief.

“No problem.” I said as I took it. “I’ll let the others know.”

“Thanks.” He turned and hustled back toward the kitchen where I was sure he had a million things to do.

I slowed my pace and glanced around. Now it was time for the tricky part—emptying the vial into Tessa’s drink without any witnesses. There were a few guys staring at me like a piece of meat and their significant others shooting daggers my way, but that was nothing new. I kept the sway to my hips, knowing their eyes would drop to my ass regardless of their gender, and continued moving forward. Easing my clutch open, I grabbed the vial in my fist and twisted the cap off one-handed. When that was done, I switched the glass into the same hand as the vial and emptied the contents while keeping my eyes trained ahead and a smile on my face. No one seemed to notice. Thank goodness.

Exhaling the breath I’d been holding, I switched the glass back to my other hand and dropped the empty vial into my purse with ease. Phase two complete. Now all I needed was for Tessa to drink the thing, and I was home free. Exhilaration flooded my veins.

When I reached our table again, Tessa was laughing about something Jace had said along with everyone else.

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