Adeline waited a few more minutes before she finally left the balcony. That way, no one would have suspected she and Elias were together. She wasn't sure if he walked like a normal man, or just zoomed through the room. Regardless of which option it was, everyone knew.
She could see it in the pressing eyes that ranged from shades of burgundy to orange-brown. Vampires. They were all aware of exactly who she had an exchange with. Not many of them seemed happy.
"Adeline," Asher scolded the second he saw her. "Where did you go?"
Adeline warily glanced around their surroundings. The music played in the background, people waltzed on the dance floor, as conversations stimulated the air. But it felt like every pair of eyes were glued to her—except for the rare amount of humans invited, who did not understand the current circumstances.
"For fresh air," Adeline admitted.
