Katrina plugged her ears with her hands as they stepped into the loud room. Music hummed from a speaker in the corner. The air smelled like sweet alcohol and cologne.
Holly’s fingers laced through hers immediately, warm and firm. “Come on,” she tugged her forward excitedly. “Sit with me.”
They moved into the living room, past the half-filled cups on the table and the circle of people downing drinks with loud laughs. They got to where the others were.
Ray was leaning back on the couch with a lazy grin, Daniel sat cross-legged on the floor, already tipsy, and Blake’s face darkened the moment he saw her. His mouth tightened into a frown.
Lexi also swallowed her smile. The bottle in her hand dropped back onto the table as her expression turned sullen. “What is she doing here?” she asked im
