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They were all good looking guys, made even more attractive by their boyish excite them all was obviously, or at least in my opinion, Jericho He smartly slicked back his hair out of his eyes, since he had yet to triainst the severe hair style He borrowed one of Xander's perfectly fitting suits, a charcoal pinstriped nu vest, a black collared shirt and a silver tie tucked stylishly into his vest

I looked up at him for a moment, in awe of his calmed nerves and flawless resolve I slipped y to his then e

"What if they noticeic that blended seamlessly with my blood

"That's bound to happen," Jericho said hoarsely, looking down athis eyes sweep overout the wrinkles indress that I picked up earlier Titus took me out this afternoon to the Cha district in Paris, where I ran into a store, shouted in very broken French what I needed, and thren one ofthe new dress on or looking at the total

I gasped in horror when I clambered back into the taxi, precious dress in my possession and thousands of dollars poorer Titus promised that I would not even notice the spent e I was grateful for hirateful for the store clerk that ic appearance and outfitted ging ant black lace in the back The neckline was high and feltbut propriety The skirt ballooned out in silky, tiered, uneven ruffles that ended soh A black satin sash tied in a bow, alether

I pulled , wavy black hair over , shi, blue tattoo would stay hidden I kept the necklace on the outside of ainst the delicate satin and knocking the e while I walked The necklace was a reminder of my place in royal society, or lack thereof After the look was pulled together, after the black heels were fastened and thecrierous I was on a ht, and poor Sebastian didn't knoas about to hit hiht, does everyone remember the plan? We enter separately and meet back at the bar in fifteen minutes," I reminded the boys My heart purew louder; ere almost there

The guys nodded in reply and I laughed to myself This was not their first mission, I was the newbie There was absolutely no reason to re a wrapped birthday present aardly under his arm and took the lead

The rest of us held back until Xander and Xavier felt that there was adequate space between Titus and them and then separated theift; I found it a to think about a time when someone would open all of these presents and find someone's random throw pillows and a cricket mallet that was almost used to smash my head in earlier in the day

Jericho looked down at me, our hands already interlocked and s like a couple," he said shyly

"You have no objections fro o of his hand, and slipped ently so that e approached the bouncers I was pretending to whisper so at that point would have been pointless against the resonating houseoff the enclosed hallway He blushed appropriately and I finished the act by bravely nibbling on his ear lobe

"Gentle into his suit jacket and reant invitation with the royal seal stamped on the front The invitation had been stolen earlier in the week by Titus, Xander and Xavier when they thought they were the only ones left of the rebellion At that point, explosives were definitely involved

The bouncers inspected the invitation and then the two of us Thuggish, burly and robust Titans, they worelooks that sent a shiver downlike it was turning to plaster, and leaning in to Jericho so that I was al behind him

The two bouncers talked back and forth in hushed, fast tones and then one of them walked back inside of the club We stood their aardly staring at the reoers formed behind us

The second bouncer returned after a few minutes and ifts and then walked past thenited in a lightning stornized me, or us, or both of us; that much was clear

Inside the club were hundreds of Iether on a dance floor that took up the entire roo area towards the back of the club We walked in on a balcony overlooking the party, and as we mosied down the stairs, atched the Titans move into place Theythe rooe that ere caught

I sed the lu to find the courage not to run from the room that very second We expected this, I re to plan Everything except my nerves I needed to look in control, to appear unconcerned; I had to at least act like I could take down the entire rooical foot