Following Amelia’s gaze, Daniel didn’t need long to understand.
He saw it immediately.
The shift.
The tension.
The way her body had gone from relaxed to rigid in a matter of seconds.
And when his eyes landed on the source.
Of course.
It was him.
Alexander.
Daniel’s jaw tightened just slightly, though his expression didn’t change much on the surface.
So that’s what this was.
So that’s why.
“She must have felt him staring.
The pressure.
The discomfort creeping back into what had been, just moments ago, a perfect moment.
Still moving with the rhythm of the music, Daniel didn’t stop.
Didn’t break the flow.
Instead, he adjusted.
Smoothly.
Naturally.
With one controlled turn, he spun Amelia gently so her back faced Alexander, placing himself between her and that gaze without
