Chapter 14. Cold Feet

RAYNE'S POV

My mouth dropped as I saw the sight in front of me. Didn't he say we were meeting his family? But the sight in front of me looked more like a ball than a family gathering. I was beginning to panic already. I've always hated crowds and now...

"Are you okay?" I heard him ask me and I nodded still staring inside the vast hall.

"Let's go inside." He said and I turned to look at him dumbly. He was staring at me with something that looked like worry in his eyes.

"Mm-hm." I nodded, but my feet didn't move from their position and before I could tell what was happening, I was brushed off the floor. My eyes were even wider when I realized what was going on. Eric had swept me off my feet and was now carrying me into the hall. All eyes turned in our direction and people were giving way as he walked through the crowd carrying me. Again, my heart began to race in my chest and I felt that it was going to explode. I looked up at his face, and his serious expressi