Megan’s fear

THIRD PERSON'S POV

Jamal watched the mated folks dancing away on the dance floor. It was a waltz, and they were doing it with grace. Watching them was entertaining. And he would have joined in the dance if he had a partner.

But again, that was funny and a little bit of a lie, because a lot of girls had asked to dance with him and he turned them down, with the repeated lie that he was here with someone and she was just outside getting some fresh air.

He had started by telling them that he wasn't in the mood, but that didn't work. They all seemed to want to put him in the mood. So he took a detour and told a better lie. And it was succeeding in keeping them off him all through the night.

They weren't who he would have loved to dance with. So he'd rather be left alone.

It was just him and his drinks. And of course, his thoughts. The unfiltered thoughts of Jordy were crashing down the resolve he had built since he left the Pack.

This was his last night in Black Reeves Pa