#Chapter 27: Dancing the Night Away
The kitchen doors swing open, and I pull my hand away from Karl’s. It’s Ethan.

I don’t know why I feel like I’ve been caught doing something I shouldn’t. Ethan doesn’t seem to notice

as he crosses the room and picks up the cup.

“Thanks,” he says, his voice sounding groggy. “I really needed this.”

He heads for the office, and I look back at Karl, deciding that it’s best if we just pretend that what just

happened between us never happened at all. “You’ll be doing the same as yesterday. Besides, there is

no need for such closeness between employee and boss,” I say coldly, restraining my desire to be

close to him.

He nods and walks away, his shoulders slightly tense. I watch him go for a moment before I force

myself to turn away. It’s a good thing that Ethan walked in, I think.

I have to get the passion back with Adam as soon as possible, just like Leah said.

The next day, Adam picks me up at my apartment, and we take a taxi to a local hotel. “Would you like

to dance, or would you like a drink first?” Adam asks, leaning down to talk in my ear.

I grin. “Dance. Then drinks. Then more dancing.”

He returns my smile and leads me out onto the dance floor. He spins me around and I can’t help my

giddy laugh. I’ve always loved to dance. Even though I’m not particularly good at it, I find it so freeing.

It’s one of those things I’ve always done just for the pure enjoyment of it.

Adam pulls me close, and we sway together. He smells good, like sandalwood and a bit like my

we were getting ready earlier.

shoes and a crisp white shirt. I’m

how great he looks. Several women

why don’t I feel anything when

him home and tear his clothes off. He did

wanted to go on a date, and he’s especially handsome tonight as well. He’s

a much better dancer than me. I twirl away from

chest, swaying our hips.

loves food. He works in the restaurant business. He’s kind, fun and he genuinely cares

into account, he should be the

one thing lacking is our

intense, all-consuming passion between us. Sure, it’s

wrong to

and the media just fed me lies my entire

sex really is important to me, and I don’t

are you thinking about?” he says in my ear, his

and part my lips. “I was just listening

down my hip. My back is

slightly off-beat, to the

he murmurs into

tilt my head to the side, and he kisses me. Already this is better

the loud music. A

quick glance at the

Shifters aren’t so embarrassed by public

kisses me. I lean closer and deepen the

my mouth. Heat gathers in my

needed.

he spins me around. When he pulls me back toward him,

waves around her shoulders, and she’s wearing a

with a strapless top and a flowing skirt. My muscles tense

though there’s no light in her eyes, and moves closer. “Abby,

tone that she would rather she

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