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I nurse a glass of water , trailing my finger over the rim of the glass and lazily watch Alison on the dancefloor . My eyes follow her every move , mainly to keep myself from looking over at Riven , seated opposite me , and it's a struggle not to lower my eyes and meet his . My leg twitches with the need to move and my eyelids flutter with the urge to meet his ocean hues . When he strolled off to God knows where , I strode over and plopped down in his seat , next to Elijah , causing this frustrating situation where he's seated directly next to Avalyn . Lovely , why not twist the knife as well ? Then again , I realize that I'm being petty .
"When was the last time you talked to Everly ?" Elijah's abrupt question causes my shoulders to tense and brings my eyes down to Riven's , b
