Russo
I dragged her out of the hall to where the restrooms were.
“Before we came to this dinner, I told you to stay beside me at all times.”
“It’s not like I ran; you left me,” she responded.
“Stay away from Allister. He is no good,” I said.
I had her cornered, her back pressed against the wall. Even with our close proximity, she still avoided my eyes. Her gaze was behind me, and she was patiently waiting for me to move away from her.
“Look at me, Elena,” I said.
“I just want to go home.”
“I know. I promise I’ll get you out of here in an hour or two.”
“Okay,” she nodded and was about to leave when I grabbed her hand and pushed her back to the wall again. There’s no way she’ll ignore me again.
“Tell me what to do to make you forgive me,” I said.
“What?”
Elena looked at me, spee
