(Ryan’s POV)
Since the moment I stepped into the grand hall, my eyes had been locked onto one person. Aurora.
Even as I greeted high-profile guests, exchanged pleasantries with business tycoons, and carried myself with the grace and composure expected of a Skylar, my attention was never truly on them.
My gaze kept drifting, always back to her. She stood alone in a corner, a quiet observer among a sea of powerful and glamorous people. She looked out of place, uncertain, and for some reason, that sight unsettled me.
I wanted to go to her. To stand beside her, to make sure she didn’t feel alone. But I knew I couldn’t.
Ryan Skylar had an image to uphold. The second I give attention to an unfamiliar woman, rumors would spread like wildfire.
My heart ached slightly at the thought of leavin
