All Chapters of Love in the Line of Fire: Chapter 61 - Chapter 65

Ilana glanced around the place and then back at her dress, pulling at the hem, cursing herself for not confirming the dress code with Daniel beforehand.The place was fancy but definitely not fancy enough to warrant a black body con. At least it wasn’t one of her spaghetti strapped ones, she told herself, grateful for the boatneck and the half sleeves.“Relax, Ro,” Daniel said from across her, that damned smile still on his face. It was starting to look fake now and Ilana wanted him to stop doing that. “You look wonderful. Stop thinking about it.”She forced back an identical smile, hoping that he wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two.“Yes, of course,” she said. “People have better things to do than judge me.”He gave a little laugh, shaking his head as if Ilana had said something utterly unbelievable. She gritted her teeth, somehow managing to keep the too bright smile in place. It was all she could do to not roll her eyes.And of course, the opinions of strangers

Conversation buzzed around the table - with only Daniel and Amery contributing to it - but no words made it past Ilana’s buzzing ears.All she could focus on was Calix’s hand on her thigh, slowly drifting upwards and the way his touch stole her breath. Slowly and then all at once. She wasn’t sure what he wanted with her. He hadn’t even looked at her longer than a few seconds for the entirety of the dinner but his hand told an entirely different story.And the fact that his supposed girlfriend was sitting right across from him didn’t make things any better.Ilana tried to feel something for Amery, for the girl who looked hopelessly infatuated with a guy who had his hand under another girl’s dress but all she felt was a painful numbness in her chest.No guilt, no regret. Just a dull awareness that she was contributing to someone’s else’s pain. But in her world, pain like this was an inconvenience, a triviality - it didn’t feel like a big deal to Ilana.Maybe when every day of your life