LISA
The music ends and another one starts, also taking a slow tone so we didn’t eve break out stride.
I was watching Rhysand, waiting for him to start, or rather, continue talking. In the mean time, I busied myself with looking around me. Seeing the faces of the people around us, some also immersed in conversation as they swayed slowly to the beats. Others were quiet. A woman was resting her head on the shoulder of the man who had his arms around her. She had a relaxed look on her face. Like she was in the best place in the world. I wondered what that would feel like.
I peeled my eyes away from the others and focused on Rhysand, who was watching me expectantly.
“I have nothing to offer them. Why are they taking an interest in me now?” I asked, my eyebrows coming together.
“That is wh
