Chapter 56
The room started to become louder and louder as the other attendees continued to pour in, and Damien held me tighter—as if he was protecting me from everyone else.
“I’m not sure if I want to dance with anyone else tonight,” he whispered. “Do you?”
“No...”
He kissed my forehead and laughed softly. “Okay, well we won’t. I’ll keep you all to myself. I don’t want—”
“Mr. Edwards?” a woman said his name and we both turned around. “I’m sorry to interrupt you sir, but that shipment you asked about the other day is...” She looked at me and then back at him. “Can I speak to you about this in private?”
“Can it wait?”
She shrugged. “Sure, a twenty million dollar shipment that was inaccurately re-routed can simply...wait.”
He sighed and looked at me. “Would you please excuse me, swee
