They were still staring at each other when a sudden crash cut through the silence.
A car had collided with another just a few feet away causing horns to blared, voices rose, and the sharp noise snapped them both out of the moment.
Damien stepped back, eyes narrowing as he glanced toward the scene, then back at Lila. She lowered her gaze and adjusted her dress, pretending the moment hadn’t just happened.
Without saying anything, he turned and began walking.
The party was already in motion.
It was set in a wide, open space that stretched beneath a line of flickering streetlights. The ground was flat and dry, the air thick with expensive cologne and distant bass.
There weren’t many people, but the ones present commanded attention. The men were in dark, tailored suits with sharp eyes and
