The music grew louder.The lights dimmer and the distance between them more dangerous than before.
Aria didn't plan it.Not exactly.
But when one of the boys extended his hand toward her with a charming smile and an easy confidence,she didn't refuse this time.
"Dance?" he asked.
For a split second, she hesitated. Her eyes moved across the room finding him.
Rafael.
He was already looking at her. Something in his expression was unreadable. Calm on the surface but his gaze was too sharp and still.
And maybe that's what made her decide.
"…Okay," she said softly.
The music shifted into something slower, smoother and Aria stepped onto the floor. At first, it was harmless,just movement and two people dancing. But it didn't stay that way because she could feel it.The weight of his gaze burning through the distance.
