Lena
“Gentlemen, give it up for the one and only… Candy!”
The announcer’s voice blasted through the club, dragging me back from the haze I’d been lost in. I sucked in a deep breath, fixing my robe tighter around my body as I waited for my cue.
My palms were clammy. It didn’t matter how many times I did this; my nerves were always all over the place.
The neon lights flashed brightly, and the crowd cheered. “Time to go,” I muttered under my breath.
I stepped out carefully, putting one heel after the other. They were outrageously high. If I weren’t careful, I’d trip and fall flat on my face.
The embarrassing memory of the last time that happened flashed in my head. If it were to happen again, I would never recover.
I plastered a sultry smile on my face, pretending the cheering noise di
