Chapter 67. Murder Plot

“Smile,” Jacob ordered. “You want to look sharp and sexy when he arrives.”

Rachel fought the urge to roll her eyes. She tried her best to look nonchalant but her heart was beating heavily in her chest. So far there was no sign of Nathaniel and with any luck, he would not arrive tonight. She wasn’t ready to face him. She probably never would be ready to see him for the rest of her life.

Yet she couldn’t just leave because Jacob’s hand was a tight band around her waist. It was almost painful the way he held her.

He had told her blandly on the way that she was going to meet Nate at the party. The Allen Brothers had gotten him an invitation to Philippe Giovanni’s exclusive party in exchange for the girls he so readily supplied them earlier that day.

“What?” she had shrieked, heart beating fast although she wasn’t sure at the time why her heart had responded that way. Was she excited? Or was she disgusted at the thought of meeting him again? To her chagrin, a tiny