ASHLEY I'd lied to Selene and Zara, telling them I was going to get more drinks. The truth was... I just wanted a moment to myself. Away from the deafening bass vibrating through the club. Away from Zara enthusiastically trying to set me up with every guy who looked in our direction. Away from my own thoughts. I slipped onto one of the bar stools, exhaling quietly as the bartender approached. "A whiskey, please." He nodded, poured the amber liquid into a crystal glass, and slid it across the counter. "Thank you," I murmured. I lifted the glass and took a slow sip. The warmth burned pleasantly down my throat. Just then, the music changed. The familiar melody drifted through the speakers, and I groaned under my breath. "Oh, God... I hate this song." "You're not the only one, my dear." The deep, husky voice came from beside me. I turned my head. A man occupied the stool a few seats away, a tumbler of amber liquor
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