|Serena's POV|
"This is my date, Vance, you cannot seriously be saying that I can't take it!" Derek sneers, taking a step closer as he tries to make a grab for me again but Gryphon merely pushes my body behind his as he steps up to meet the perverse man.
Derek's expression and the hatred that he is sending towards me makes me feel like I am choking and with four of Gryphon's bouncers surrounding us, several heads trying to peak a look at what's happening, and Gryphon's frame standing in front of mine, I realise that I have never felt smaller before.
My heart is thundering in my chest as I barely manage to open the clutch of my purse with shaking hands before I pull out my anti-anxiety medication and discreetly pop one in my mouth, knowing well enough that I will need it to bear throu
