Page 524 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 11
I’d fallen in love twice in my life.
And twice I’d waited too long to tell either of the guys the truth. What was that old saying? Fool me once, shame on you? Fool me twice, shame on me? Yeah, this was definitely on me.
I took a big shaky breath and exhaled slowly. I just wanted to go home. But I couldn’t steal the limo. And my parents were chaperoning. My dad wouldn’t just let me leave early without him anyway.
I pulled my phone out and my glasses. My kiss thief had responded to my question about what he was wearing: “A tux. What else would I be wearing? By the way, you look gorgeous in that color, baby.”
I looked down at my dress. I’d felt like a million bucks at the beginning of the night. I didn’t feel that way anymore though. My dress was blurry from my view behind my glasses and contacts. And the diamonds all over the top didn’t shine in the bathroom’s lighting. The dress looked dull and lifeless.
I pulled off my glasses and texted the kiss thief back. “Thanks. But I’m heading out early.” I’d get an Uber and try to slip out. My mom and dad were busy being in love anyway. It seemed like everyone was but me.
My phone buzzed with his response: “Or you could dance with me.”
I pushed myself off the door as I stared down at his words. “Are you saying I haven’t danced with you yet?”
“I didn’t say that,” he texted. “Maybe I want a second dance.”
No.He wasn’t getting off that easy. “Tell me. Have I danced with you yet?”
“What do you think?”
I walked out of the stall. “Meet me in the middle of the dance floor right now.” I walked toward the door.
“I have a better idea,” he texted.
And then the lights in the bathroom turned off.
I didn’t even get a chance to scream. Not that I needed to. I knew it was the kiss thief’s hands on my waist, pulling me close.
His lips slammed against mine.
I kissed him back. Like he could take away all the pain I was feeling.
Axel didn’t like me.
Jacob didn’t like me.
But my kiss thief did. I had no idea who he was. But I just wanted to feel better.
The kiss felt different than usual. More frantic somehow. Like he was worried we’d be caught any second.
And...wouldn’t we?
Had he locked the door?
My thoughts stopped when he bit my lower lip as his fingers tangled in my hair. It was so easy to get lost in his kisses.
Wait.
I was not getting lost tonight. I put my hands on his shoulders. Whose height was like this? I went to take a deep breath, but all I caught was his minty breath before the kiss thief pulled back.
No.He wasn’t getting away this time. I took a step forward and tripped in the darkness. I caught myself against one of the sinks. A stream of light lit up the bathroom as the kiss thief left. But I was looking down and all I saw were his black tuxedo pants and dress shoes.
He didn’t steal a first like he’d promised. And the whole thing had felt...rushed somehow. But maybe he was scared of being caught?
I ran out into the hallway. But it was just a bunch of students making out. Completely oblivious. And the door to the ballroom was now propped open.
“Did anyone see who just left the bathroom?” I asked.
