Chapter 5
The diamonds on the women would tempt any thief. Tess clung to Mitch to ensure she wasn’t imagining her surroundings as butterflies outside the dome passed them on the grass. Tess blinked at the crowd. There were more sparkles than Tess had ever seen in one place. She pressed closer to Mitch.
"How many people were invited?"
He shrugged and placed her hand over his heart. "I don't know, but most of the old society and business elites are always here."
They passed a shiny wooden floor that held at least twenty tables of ten, each draped with white linen. Everyone held a glass in the air and drank as they greeted each other. One woman her age raised an eyebrow at her. Tess shrank so close to Mitch, she was practically part of him.
She whispered so only he heard. "What will they
