Walking into the venue, my eyes automatically landed on Rome sitting at the bar. He skipped his usual suit style and settled for a fitting black silk formal shirt and pants with the top three buttons open. Looking at him had me weak, I could feel that budding feeling in my lower region ready to pop. That man was beyond gorgeous, sitting there looking like some international Bratva model. I’m not sure how long I stood there staring, cause even after he turned his back to me, I stared. I took my seat at the table Ana was at, next to Calvin and his date Jenni. I tried to get Jules and Calvin to shut up about my high school shenanigans, but they continued. I could sense the tension between Jenni and Rome. Even though everyone, including Chess, was in the conversation, the unease coming from