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Chapter 39 - 39- you are not sober

39

~Darlon's POV

I couldn't take my eyes off her.

Not even for a breath.

The club lights moved over her face in soft colors, and her mask hid half her features, but somehow I still saw everything. The nerves in her fingers. The way she kept rubbing her palm against her dress like she wanted to disappear into it. The way she refused to meet my eyes for more than two seconds.

I leaned a little closer. "Elara," I whispered, "are you alright?"

She blinked slowly, like the whole room was spinning far too gently for her to fight it.

"I'm… fine," she murmured, but her voice sounded like she wasn't sure of anything.

I watched her. Really watched her. And I saw the moment the alcohol finally hit her. The moment her cheeks warmed, and her eyes softened, and she stopped pretending she wasn't overwhelmed.

She looked at the drink in her hand, frowned at it, then looked at me.

"Darlon…" Her voice slipped, softer than the music. "Do you… do you love Lira?"

I froze.

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