132 - ACCUSSATIONS

Luke shot to his feet immediately and ran after her, hoping to catch up before she arrived at the hall.

He could see her red hair flying in the air as he ran faster. Dread settled deep in his guts when she arrived at the door leading to the hall and reached for the knob.

Luke pumped his legs faster and grabbed one end of her long, black dress. Just then, she pulled the door open and they both crashed into the hall in a flurry of tumbling bodies, flying fists and shocked gasps.

Whoever was talking on stage stopped talking and the entire hall fell into stunned silence.

“Get off me, you monster!” The woman started screaming. “Get off me! Somebody help me, please!”

Luke shot to his feet immediately, his heart thumping wildly when he looked up and realised that everyone’s attention was zeroed in on him.

Stunned, hushed whispers rippled through the crowd. Some of the stares he got were openly condemning while most of the guests were just plain shocked.

As the tense seconds ticked by, Luke