AMARIS
We climbed onto the stage and suddenly every eye in the room was on me, hundreds of faces turned upward with smiles that felt more like bared teeth than genuine smiles.
It was sickening the amount of pretense in this room and well, I was one of them. Fake ass smiling my way when moments ago Ryker hands were gently caressing my breast and I was considering having his tongue in between my legs.
Alpha Corvin stepped forward and raised his hand, the gesture alone enough to quiet the murmuring crowd. "Thank you all for coming tonight,"
His voice carried across the hall without needing to be raised, that natural authority making everyone lean in to listen. "Your presence here means more than you know."
I scanned the crowd looking for familiar faces and found Nia near the back trying and failing to hide the disappointment written all over her face. My chest tightened with guilt.
