10:10

10:00

The party had grown even more lively, classical music still playing in the background, and everyone was enjoying themselves without a care in the world.

There were so many familiar faces there that Ethan remembered from his and Nina’s wedding ceremony, and the way they were side-eyeing them now and whispering took him back to that day, and he clutched his fist tightly.

10:10

The ballroom suddenly grew this immediate tense energy as more guests started entering the hall one after the other, catching the attention of the others.

It was a bunch of guys, young, and handsome, all walking into the room, and Nina stared after them, wondering who they were because she had been in the elite circle in the past, for a long while, and none of these faces, she could recognize.

But her confusion soon faded when she stared up at Ethan, and saw the way he looked at these men with such a strange glint in his eyes.

“Who are they?” Nina asked, not understanding why he was staring, but knowing that