Chapter 1: Introduction
The night pulsed with an infectious energy—everybody was alive, uninhibited. Blasting in my ears, a heavy bass thrummed from the speakers, drowning out the occasional car horn outside. I loved every bit of it. Nothing better than a good late-night rager to put graduation worries to bed for a few hours.
As I pushed my way through the sweaty sea of bodies, I bumped into a couple making out heavily against the wall. My bad. Cheeks flushed with booze and lust, they barely registered me.
I weaved between them and kept going, scanning the faces for anyone familiar.
And then, there they were. The two girls who had caught my eye online—Blondie and Brunette, not their real names of course. In my mind, that’s who they were, personas they played to impress and entice me. Blondie, with her long golden locks, was leaning suggestively into another guy while Brunette, her brunette counterpart who sported dark curls, stood watching.
She noticed my presence and nudged Blondie. Their covert smiles at me ignited a spark of curiosity; I decided to find out more about them.
Pulling me aside, Brunette whispered, "Would you like to get some fresh air, Alex?" Her warm hazel eyes flicked over my body, lingering for a moment at the slight bump of my pecs underneath my T-shirt. I grinned, then gestured for her to lead the way towards the patio door.