112 LOOMING DANGER

ARIEL'S POV I was still at the party as Andre's lengthy speech went on and on. I had no idea it was going to take this long. He had been talking for about ten minutes now, if I wasn't mistaking. Of course, the words were inspiring, but I had to stop paying attention. Not because of his lengthy speech, but because the person I was waiting for had not shown up. I glanced back multiple times, hoping I would catch a sigh from Luke, but he wasn't to be seen anywhere, and it looked like no one else would be making their way into the mansion anymore. Right after we left the office, he told me that he would come. He promised me that he was going to be here by my side, so he wouldn't let anything terrible happen to me. He said he was going to protect me from any sort of danger. His words were lovely, and his promises were just nice. It was soothing at the moment he freshly vocalized them. But guess those were mere words. He wasn't going to keep his promises. Who was I to him anyway? Wha