"If you hadn't behaved yourself tonight, I never would have let you tag along. You should be grateful to Alexis for the privilege of setting foot in a place like that."
I watched his retreating back, my nails digging so deep into my palms they broke the skin.
Subzero Club.
Bertram sat dead center, Alexis curled in his arms. The two of them flirted openly, shamelessly, right under my nose.
I told myself I could endure it. Just hold on until the party ended. Then the spinning wheel's pointer stopped in front of me.
"Well, well, what do we have here? A little lady!"
One bold man spoke first. When the man in the center didn't so much as glance up, the rest turned to me with leering grins.
"Since it's a lady, we'll go easy. One button undone, one drink. Three buttons, three drinks!"
"Don't listen to him, sweetheart. I'll only make you undo two. With a body like that, you should give us a little dance!"
The whole room erupted in laughter.
I pressed my lips together as their demands grew filthier, one after another.
But what shattered me wasn't them.
It was Bertram.
He was peeling a grape, head bowed, placing it gently between Alexis's lips.