The function was about to begin, and people had started donating to different causes. Declan also donated a huge amount. After they finished donating, that was when the socialization began. A lot of people came to meet Declan for introductions, and he introduced me as a friend. Their world was small; almost everyone knew everyone. The more people you knew and their positions, the higher your status in their world elevated. Declan was way higher up than I had imagined. A lot of people wanted to get introduced to him and, by extension, to me.
"Look who we have here? If it isn't my dear wife and her friend," a thick voice said, revealing a smiling Jack. Mia put some distance between herself and Declan. If Jack smelled anything going on between them, he wouldn't hesitate to carry out his threat. Mia groaned; she had ignored the fact that Jack would be at a function like this. He was always at one of these things.
