ng her as she stood at Leonel's side. The engagement party was in full swing, the ball

exchanging pleasantries with the guests who fawned ov

But unlike her, he didn't have to fake it. He carried himse

voice cut through the noise

er heart skipping a

his gaze steady. "We're the center

e-anyone else. But as she glanced around the room, she saw the exp

wn wasn't

teeth, she placed

led her onto the dance floor. The orchestra shifted into a s

er just close enough for appearances, while

sting against her temple. "You look

in up defiantly.

ment in his otherwise unreadable e

as they glided across the dance floor. Despite her resentment, she co

l wasn't tense. H

made her

aren't you?" she mutt

d ever so slightly. "I don't see th

, you don't. You're use

. "And you're us

his shoulder. "I do

that evening, his gaze darkened, somethin

t y

an down h

ic came to a graceful end. The guests erupted into polite applau

e that smug expre

l, stepping away from him as quickly as sh

eeded

eeded

, ignoring the murmurs of the guests

eated skin as she stepped outside, gr

s her l

ad no choice

e opponent she couldn't