LARA
My new plan was to ignore everything that was going on around me and pretend that I wasn't even there. It was a good plan. But unfortunately, it failed in less than a minute as I lifted up my eyes and met the heavy gaze of the gerdian emperor.
For a few seconds we were just looking at each other and there was so much in his gaze, that was full of sparks of dark magic. He looked at me hungrily, as if he didn’t see me for years… when in fact just about a week passed.
And I wanted to take my eyes off him, but it was as if they were glued to his handsome face.
A smirk formed on his lips and he raised his glass at me. I didn’t know how to react to that. I suddenly felt so small and unworthy among all those beautiful girls in their lavish dresses. I was still holding Gianna’s tr
