Semua Bab REJECTED FOR HIS FIRST LOVE : Bab 71 - Bab 74

IVY’S POVThe closet door was wide open, and I was standing in front of it, staring at the rows of clothes that were hanging before me, but my mimd was not really on the dresses.It was on the party. Miranda’s party.I still did not know if I was making the right decision, but I knew one thing for sure: I was tired of hiding. I was tired of being afraid and I was tired of letting other people control my life.Tara was sitting on the bed behind me, watching me with a worried expression on her face. Then she asked finally, “are you really going to go?”I pulled out a dress and held it up against my body. “Yes.”“Okay. Does Kael know?” She asked carefully.I shook my head. “No. He told me not to go.”“And you are going anyway?“Yes.” I nodded.Tara was quiet for a moment. Then she said quietly, “That is not like you.”I turned to look at her. “Maybe that is the problem. Maybe I have been too much like myself for too long. Maybe I need to be someone else for a while.”“What do you mean?”

IVY’S POVThe party was buzzing with energy, and I was standing with Miranda when Kael amd Pedro walked through the doors.I felt my heart skip a beat when I saw him. He was wearing a black tuxedo suit, that was perfectly tailored, and his eyes were scanning the room, as if searching for something, or for someone, and I knew without any doubt that it was me. The way his gaze moved through the crowd, the way his jaw clenched when he did not immediately find what he was looking for — it was all for me.Miranda noticed him too and her whole demeanor shifted. She excused herself immediately with a sweet and apologetic voice. “I will be right back Ivy. I need to go greet some guests. Please, make yourself at home.”She walked towards Kael and I was left standing alone in the middle of the crowd, surrounded by strangers who whispered behind their hands and pretended not to stare at me.I watched her approach him, watched her block his path and start talking to him. She was wearing a white d