I rolled my eyes, turning to go back to the auditorium. Pain suddenly shot up from my wrist, as I was yanked to a halt.
For a second, I assumed Roman had been the one to reach out and stop me, but his touch had never set my skin on fire like this.
I turned to see my suspicions confirmed.
Julian.
“Amber?!”
I could read Julian’s expression clearly, something that was rare considering his stoicism. He was in shock. And he could see me clearly for who I really was.
He stared at me in a daze, as if he had seen a corpse come back to life. Then, his shock shifted into a kind of urgency, an urgency I couldn't understand —
He strode toward me, then paused once again.
His gaze shifted to Roman, and his expression turned fierce, his eyes blazing.
“Who is he? Are you two together?”
I star
