CASEY
Sebastian didn't linger, just a full kiss on the lips
that I wasn't really expecting.
Everyone raised their glasses, and I had no choice but to raise mine too. As we clinked and drank, Sebastian's gaze stayed locked on mine, intense and unwavering. In that moment, the noise around us seemed to fade, and all I could feel was the weight of that look, part promise, part challenge, and something deeper...
After a few drinks and plenty of jokes, the night had turned light and easy. It was all funny, playful. I had even started to genuinely have fun, forgetting, for a moment, all about the contract between Sebastian and me. Just fun. Just happy. Just… free.
We were still bickering, just talking, when Charles suddenly turned towards me.
"You know, Sebastian really loves you," he said, his voice deliberate, directed right at me.
