70. Mae

At the venue of the party.

The car Leo and I are in slows down as it gets closer to a decorated entrance. I kept my eyes out the window while we drove here quietly but I knew Leo's eyes didn't stop staring at me.

I knew I should be annoyed with the way he's eyes had been salaciously fixed on me but I wasn't. It thrilled me actually. I was expecting that Leo would make me dress like one of his whores; I was expecting he would want me scantily cladded but earlier this morning, Anita knocked on my door and handed the dress I was to wear to me.

I tested it with a long face but that changed into a smile when I saw how good the gown looked on me. I felt elegant. I haven't dressed like this since God knows when.

Sometime later, a crew of makeup artists were in my room fixing up my face. When I walked out of my room later and met Leo at the top of the stairs, I assumed he would compliment how I looked but he didn't.

This man held me so close and I, for some reason, got stupidly excited to be