Sneaking from the room and along the dark hall had felt like being naughty kids, sneaking out after dark. There were still people meandering in the hall below, remnants of the party goers and waiting staff picking up discarded glasses. He had her hand tucked neatly inside his, pulling her along in the shadows, a simple possessive gesture; his large form and strength making her feel small and fragile. She felt like a teen sneaking from her parent’s house with a rogue boyfriend and it somehow felt exciting and right, especially when that rogue man was six feet of pure sexy gorgeousness and smelled amazing.
The hall, open on one side to a huge balcony that overlooked the main grand entrance was illuminating some of the ceiling and areas below, but here none of the lights had been put on,
