As the guys chatted and talked about what happened at Ritual-X, Fallon was being his typical cocky self about being back on top of the game again.
“I tell you, guys. This girl is going to take us to a level we haven’t seen. Even Simone couldn’t have done what she did tonight. And the look on Grayson’s face when he saw that was Simone under that costume and not Anna; priceless! I think the army of the Dark Order just got a little bigger.”
Raising their glasses, everyone agreed, making Anna feel like one of them. For the first time she felt included, and it was almost overwhelming.
She sat quietly, taking it all in. Her hands folded on her lap as she sat on his, leaning in for support.
He reached down and covered her hands gently with his, feeling the nervous tension looming off her. As
