Aurelia

Across the room, he holds my stare.

I cant even keep the shock off my face.

The girls and their silent conversations grow louder, my heart rages. No one else in the room says a word.

“Twenty million dollars for Blue Ivy.” The Mistress calls, “Going once, going twice. Sold! The prize is yours for the night, sir. The night has kicked off with a bang!”

The Mistress pushes down on my back, urging me to step down from the stage. A waitress dressed more appropriately than the others waits by the edge, greeting me with a warm smile.

I feel Kane’s eyes on me the whole way down. It’s choking, I’m finding it so difficult to inhale under the weight of that stare. My eyes try to look anywhere but right at him. They move up to the ceiling, taking in the lone man resting his arms on the edges of the cubicle high above everyone else. He has a mask on. It’s simple, black. And just like everyone else, his eyes are on me. I look away immediately.

The girl holds her hands out to me, “I’ll be your esco