Chapter 133

Emma was starting to regret dragging her brother along. Wearing David’s clothes just felt all kinds of wrong—she was itching to take them off, but one warning glance from him sent her right back to behaving.

Halfway through the party, David took a call. Before leaving, he told Elijah to keep an eye on her and absolutely not let her take off the coat.

Emma felt like she was about to choke on her own frustration.

Clara quietly smirked and shifted her legs beneath her short skirt. She reached out with a fake-concern smile. “Don’t be mad, Emma. He’s just looking out for you, really.”

No one knew Clara had a thing for Elijah. She had been worried all night that Emma would pull focus, but David showed up out of nowhere and practically wrapped Emma up like a burrito. Worked out perfectly for Clara.

Emma shot a glare at Clara’s fake-nice face, feeling even more annoyed now.

She hadn’t even asked Clara to come to Elijah’s birthday party—yet this girl someh