Salt Kiss novel · Chapter 21 of 24
Chapter 21: The Gala
By nine on Saturday night, Brine was the most beautiful Nolan had ever seen it.
Lorna had hung ten thousand small lights from the iron beams.
Candles stood on every table, and the brick glowed amber, and a quartet played in the corner where the bar ended.
A hundred and forty members stood in black and dark red with a glass in hand.
They had paid for the building, and they meant to enjoy it.
Skye wore a long black dress with her braid pinned up in a crown.
Ford wore a charcoal suit with a pocket watch and a dark red pocket square she had chosen.
Nolan wore his black suit and no tie.
Skye pressed her hand to his chest and said, "Stay near me."
He stayed near her.
He stood at the edge of the dais where he could see the doors and the room.
The tall woman in the crown of braids stood beside him.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of Salt Kiss are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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