Rhoda's POV
THAT NIGHT
The party was in full swing, the music loud, laughter spilling from every corner of the dimly lit venue.
I didn't even know it was a birthday party till I got here.
The scent of expensive liquor and exotic cologne mixed in the air, and I could feel the warmth of Lucian beside me as we moved the small crowd.
He had been quiet since we arrived, his sharp eye scanning the room like he was already calculating how soon he could leave
But that changed when a group of unknown men approached him
“Lucian! Damn, it's been ages,” one of them said, clapping him on the shoulder with too much enthusiasm.
Lucian barely reacted, offering only a smirk and a nod in response
“You haven't changed much since college,” Lucian said.
It seems the unknown men attended the same
