Alex navigated the pulsating labyrinth of the club with an effortless grace that spoke volumes. He was intimately familiar with its every hidden corner, every shadowed alcove. While he subtly masked his ease, the knowing glances from other patrons didn't escape my notice. The women, draped in their finest, cast him their most alluring smiles, their eyes, however, burned into me with undisguised annoyance, a chorus of silent, bitchy glares.
A smug grin tugged at my lips, a silent victory in their thinly veiled jealousy. Men, too, acknowledged him, their heads inclining, a deferential nod that spoke of respect, perhaps even a hint of fear. Yet, not a single one dared to cast an inappropriate gaze my way. The sheer authority he exuded was captivating, drawing my admiration like a moth to a f
