"Ready?" Gabriel asked me. Suddenly hearing his voice yanked me out of my thoughts back to reality. I stared into his eyes. I was getting nervous. I gulped loudly.
"I..." I stuttered, not being able to say more.
"Don't worry, I know you can do it. And you'll be astonishing." He blinked at me, kissing my hand. I nodded.
"Ready," I answered him.
"Good to hear that! After you, miss Garde." He offered me his arm to hold before we headed inside the hall, where the party was going on. White small round tables were dispersed around the room and people were standing by them, enjoying glasses of champagne. The chatter was quite loud even though some classical music was being played in the background.
My dark denim blue dress was rippling with each of my steps, the glitter sparkling as if I was
