KAYDEN
I watched with pure satisfaction as I led Valerie further into the crowd of people. I watched as all heads turned and stayed glued to her, my girl. It was an effort in itself to not look at her and stay tranced like every other person in the room. Only the thought that she was mine, she was with me, kept me in line, in control, barely. I was a proud, arrogant bastard.
She wore my gift. That alone made my pride swell to an uncomfortable level. I had seen the red, shimmering gown on display while being driven to a meeting. On seeing the gown, I had immediately pictured Valerie wearing it and, while it was a f*****g exotic imagination in my memory, the actual sight was way better than I could ever imagine. I wanted to tear it off her as soon as I could but I had no doubt that she wo
