Chapter Forty

RPOV

I could feel him staring at me from across the room. Dimitri's eyes had been practically glued to my ass all night. If it wasn't his eyes, it was his hands.

He was taking the guarding thing very seriously, almost too seriously for my liking. I loved that he was dedicated to protecting me, but I wanted him by my side all night. I'd begged him for an hour before he danced with me, and it was only one dance before he returned to his 'post' on the edge of the dance floor.

Abe's Guardians were meandering throughout the room, trying to act like normal Guardians when they were really just keeping an eye on me and my surroundings. Dimitri wasn't even trying to hide his guarding style. He was very blatantly watching me. It was a protective gaze, but I could feel it turn more and more hungry as the night progressed.

"Are you ready to get me out of this dress, yet, Comrade? After all, I bought this dress specifically so you could take it off." I said looking over at him across the dance