Page 74 of Enthrall Shadows
“You’re here for disciplinary action?”
“Yeah.” She glanced around. “Something like that.”
I gestured to the baskets stacked in the corner. “A fruit salad is on the menu.”
Lotte walked over and got to work.
Both of us kept glancing out the window at the queue of guests. We were on the clock to get this done.
“An orgy, huh?” I said finally.
“It was spectacular.”
I raised my hand to stop her, afraid to hear the details.
“What did you do to have Cameron bring you here?” she asked.
It wouldn’t hurt to tell her. Not afterhermajor revelation. Mine seemed insignificant compared to an orgy.
“A momentary lapse in judgment,” I answered.
“In what way?”
“I almost jumped off the roof of my house into the pool.”
Her jaw gaped in horror. “When?”
“At the garden party.” I let out a sigh, not wanting to share that losing a precious letter had set me off—not to mention finding out how far my family would go to help correct my life.
“Why did you want to do that?” she asked softly.
I shrugged. “Cameron stopped me.”
Our hilarious struggle on the roof with him trying to manage my momentary crisis would only serve as ammunition for him in the future.
“I’m glad he did. Too dangerous,” she said, stating the obvious.
“It felt good.”
“Out of character for you, Henry.”
“You don’t know me.”
“Same here,” she jabbed back.
My feet wobbled and I felt the sensation of being on unsteady ground.
“Huh,” she said casually. “Earthquake.”
I grabbed her arm and hurried her across the kitchen. Shoving her into a storage closet, I followed her in and shut the door behind us.
“What are you doing?” she asked, flipping on the light.
“We have to shelter.” Instinctively, I pulled her into a hug to shield her, waiting for what came next.
Which I assumed would be the end of us—or at the very least the ceiling collapsing and burying us alive.
“Hmmm. I’m guessing a three.”
