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Karina stared at herself in theher heart race, her entire body feeling like she’d just run a marathon She didn’t knohy she was so nervous

It’s just a party Nothing more

But it wasn’t just a party, not really All she could think about was the encounter she’d had in Viktor’s office, how her body still felt like it was alive fro her nape It was crazy, but she couldn’t help it, and kind of hated it all in the same breath

Bracing her hands on the sink, she closed her eyes for a second and tried to cal her up shortly, and here she was acting like she was going to her execution

Dramatic

Opening her eyes, she looked at her reflection She had done her own hair and ht probably would be, it wasn’t half bad She earing a long gown in a deep emerald color with delicate straps

She’d had to borrow the gown from one of her friends, because aside fro that would have been appropriate for tonight

Pushing away froave herself an internal pep talk She could do this, and act like what happened back at Viktor’s office hadn’t happened

He probably was so drunk that he doesn’t even remember

She left the bathrooht would certainly let her kno things would play out If he didn’t remember, then she was in the clear, because she didn’t have to worry about things being aard But if he re aould be an understatement

The party was intimate and held at an exclusive and fancy restaurant don Karina had never been to it because the price tag for the et, and she felt a little out of place here Despite the restaurant being exclusive and catering to soh-class people on the social spectruht

That made her ten times more nervous because this was the first tiantly

Hefor so like this for his employees

She paid the cabdriver and got out, feeling a little weird that she was in this fancy dress, and going to this restaurant, but getting out of a cab The car left, and she stood there for a second, the thick shawl that ith the dress snugly around her to stem off the chill in the air