Chapter 42

Maddox. My wolf betrayed me! How could he have clouded my senses and foolishly agreed to a dance knowing fully well how terrible I am at dancing? “D-Desiree,” I stammered as we stood face to face at the center amidst the whispers of my members. Her brows arched slightly in a frown. “I can’t do this,” I whispered, enough for her to hear. “You can’t pull out now, it would be embarrassing you idiot!” she almost screamed in her whisper. “I can take that,” I replied. “Well, I can’t! So now’s not the time for you to be a douchebag.” “I can’t…I can’t dance,” I muttered with a heavy exhale following suit, my eyes twitching from chronic anxiety and my breaths almost failing me from the heavy thumpings my heart gave. I expected her to express her displeasure but instead, she came closer to me and slowly placed my left hand on her waist while she intertwined her left palm with my right. “Just follow my lead,” she cooed and the orchestra started playing with their strings. “I–I can’t…” I