“Only love of a good woman will make a man question every choice, every action. Only love makes a warrior hesitate for fear that his lady will find him cruel. Only love makes a man both the best he will ever be, and the weakest. Sometimes all in the same moment. -Wicked ”
― Laurell K. Hamilton
The smell of alcohol and sweat reached Rose’s nostrils. Blue lights bounced off the walls and floor as people danced and writhed against each other. A sliver of trepidation coursed through Rose’s veins. She really was out of her element here. Maybe the bookworm really was better off at home with her books.
Rose took a deep breath, allowing Xavier, his arm still slung over her shoulders, to guide her towards a clearing where he fist bumped a dude handing out red cups of alcohol.
“No. Not tonight,
