Chapter 88
~ Hailey ~
As we entered the ballroom, the person speaking — some executive I didn't recognize — stopped mid-sentence when he saw us. His eyes widened slightly, his words trailing off into silence.
And then every other person in the hall snapped their eyes toward us.
The attention was immediate. Overwhelming. Suffocating. Hundreds of pairs of eyes turning in unison to stare at the late arrivals. At Navine Bellamy walking in with a woman nobody recognized on his arm.
I instinctively tightened my grip on Navine's arm, my fingers digging into the expensive fabric of his tuxedo. Scared of all those eyes looking at us. Wondering who I was and what I was doing here.
Navine must have felt my panic because his other hand came up to cover mine where it rested on his arm. A gentle s
