Chapter 22|Slow dance

Beautiful chandeliers were lighting up the whole place. Emma was sitting quiet and troubled. It's getting really late. She couldn't even inform Mina about this. Her eyes began looking for him and found him at last. He was leaning against the bar counter, a puff of smoke leaving his lips before he held the cigarette between his fingers. Emma could see his lips moving as he talked with another man dressed in a white suit. The men kept glancing her way while talking, making her feel as if they were talking about her.

Emma straightened up and ordered another glass of water. Shortly after the lights went dim and that adorable couple she met earlier walked to the centre holding hands. As soon as the music rippled, they began moving. Dancing slowly, bodies close to each other, eyes full of love. Emma smiled looking at them. How beautiful their bond was. She had no idea why but she looked up at his side again and found him already looking at her. It wasn't a coincidence. He was actually stari