Forever You by Lynn, Sandi (e novels to read txt) 📕

as it filled the enclosed space we

were in. Needless to say, it was arousing me. I could tell this was going to be a long night.

Denny pulled up to the entrance of the hotel and got out to open Ellery’s door. I walked around to

her side, took her hand, and helped her out of the limo. Her hand was warm and soft, and fire ignited

throughout my body when I touched her.

“Do you think that you can behave yourself tonight?” I smirked as I held my arm out to her.

“I don’t know, but I can’t make any promises,” she smiled as she wrapped her arm in mine.

We walked into the hotel and straight down the hallway to the Grand Ballroom. It was one of the

most elegant ballrooms in New York. I need a drink, and I need one now.

“What can I get you from the bar?” I asked.

“I’ll take a glass of white wine, please.”

I told her to wait at the table as I went to the bar and got our drinks. I gave her the glass of wine

while I steadily drank my scotch and admired the most beautiful woman in the ballroom standing

before me. I saw a good friend and colleague of mine, Robert and his wife, standing at the other side

of the room. I lightly touched Ellery’s elbow and escorted her to where he and his wife were

standing.

“Good evening, Connor,” Robert said as we shook hands.

“Hello, Robert, Courtney, I would like you to meet a friend of mine, Ellery Lane.”

“You have beautiful friends, Connor,” he smiled as he lightly kissed Ellery’s hand.

I gave a small smile and watched as Courtney eyed Ellery up and down. Courtney and I had a bit of

a history, and it left her bitter. She fell hard and wanted more, but I had nothing to give. Robert put his

arm around me and led me off to the side where the women couldn’t hear us.

“Connor, Ashlyn is coming. I just thought you should know,” he said.

“What? I thought I told you to make sure she wouldn’t be here,” I snapped.

“I did make sure, but then she went and swooned George Frankel, and he fell all over the

opportunity. You know how he is with beautiful women.”

“Damn it,” I shook my head.

We walked back to where Ellery and Courtney were standing. I put my hand on the small of

Ellery’s back and escorted her back to the table. I needed to try and find Ashlyn before she saw

Ellery. I pulled the chair out for her and excused myself to the restroom.

I headed down the hallway and saw Ashlyn entering the ballroom with George. She saw me coming

and smiled. I was angry at her and she knew it.

“George, good to see you, buddy,” I smiled as I put my arm around him. “Why don’t you go to the

bar and grab a drink for you and Ashlyn. She’ll meet you at the table, but first, I have something that I

need to discuss with her.”

He nodded his head and walked down the hallway till he reached the ballroom. As soon as he was

out of sight, I turn to look at Ashlyn with a burning anger in my eyes.

“What the hell are you doing here?!” I said through gritted teeth as I looked around to make sure

nobody was watching.

I backed her up against the wall. “Relax, Connor, George asked me if I’d like to accompany him,

and I graciously accepted. Is there is a reason that you don’t want me here?”

I looked away and then back at her. I grabbed her arm and led her around the corner. “I’m here with

someone, and so help me, Ashlyn, if you even say one word to her – I swear…”

“Don’t worry, Connor, I won’t spill our little secret to your new toy,” she devilishly grinned.

I stared directly at her, and she knew I was pissed. “Are we clear, Ashlyn?”

“Don’t worry, you’ve made yourself very clear,” she whispered.

I turned around and headed back to the ballroom. As I approached the entrance, I noticed Ellery

dancing with another man, and anger started to burn inside me. I walked out on the dance floor and

tapped Andrew on the shoulder.

“Excuse me, Andrew, but she’s here with me.”

He gave me an apologetic look. “Mr. Black, I’m sorry. I didn’t know she was yours.”

He stepped aside as I took his place, placing my hand on her waist and taking her hand in mine. Her

hand was so soft, and it felt good to hold it.

“I leave you alone for a minute, and you go off and dance with strange men? Is that what you call

behaving?”

She narrowed her eyes at me. “You left me alone to disappear with the woman who slapped you at

Club S.”

I looked at her in confusion. “You saw that?”

She shook her head. “I think a lot of people saw that.”

“So, let me get this straight, you saw me before you found me drunk outside?” I curiously asked.

“Yes, I was sitting at the bar. Why do you ask?” she cocked her head.

“Interesting,” I said as the corners of my mouth curved up.

“What’s interesting?” She asked. “Oh, I get it now. You think I had my eyes set on you from the

start.”

I wickedly smiled at her, “Your words, Miss Lane, not mine.”

She rolled her eyes and leaned closer into me,