HAZEL
“I heard I might find you here.” Someone speaks from the shadows. Asher and I turn around and Elara is grinning at us. “Whoa. You two look tense. Trouble in paradise?”
“How long have you been standing out here?” Asher arches a brow.
“Long enough to know that the cat is finally out of the bag.” She shrugs non-commitally. “Took you long enough to tell her. Oh and his majesty is looking for you. He’s in the ballroom. Wants you to come find him. Now.”
“You always have the worst timing,” he growls and she smiles even wider.
“You didn’t seem to think so when I was busy saving your ungrateful ass from the fire the other day.”
Asher sighs. He turns to look at me. “Can you stay here and wait for me? I’ll be back as soon as I can.”
To be honest, I’m not sure I’ve got the confidence or
