#Chapter 20: Loyalty

Raven Neil’s blue eyes were glazed over with alcohol as they lazily trailed toward me. For a moment, he did nothing—just flicked his gaze across me, lingering momentarily on the plate in my hands before moving to my legs, my chest, my hair. I flushed deeply, too frozen to move. Neil was being touched by another woman, her long golden hair spilling across his skin as she leaned down and nipped at his neck, and he was making no move to stop her. But his eyes were on me. Against my better judgment, I had admittedly put a bit of effort into my appearance before coming here. I had braided my hair into one of those intricate Lycan styles as best I could manage on my own, slipped on a deep green wrap skirt, and wore a white halter top that was the tiniest bit sheer. I’d even adorned myself with a necklace, a dangly pair of earrings, and several bangle bracelets. I guess I wanted to impress him, as stupid as that sounded. But now I wished I hadn’