SCARLETT ROSE After dancing with Dimitri, the music changes and so do the partners. Returning to Kieran's arms feels like finding a refuge. When he wraps me in his firm embrace and leads me across the dance floor, I feel the music guiding us, and the lightness in my body makes me forget, for a moment, all the curious eyes watching us. I lay my head on his shoulder, and the softness of this gesture feels so natural that I almost forget where we are. His arms give me security, as if we were alone in the world, and everything around us becomes irrelevant. I close my eyes, letting myself be carried by his movements, and the feeling is so liberating that I can hardly believe we're in the middle of a party full of Lycans and other high-society figures. Kieran’s warmth surrounds me, and I

