ELIA
She swayed, her skin lighting up everywhere Reth touched her, until she wanted to purr.
Then he turned her so her back was to his chest and they swayed again. The drumbeats picked up, or maybe there were just more of them. Whatever it was, the entire crowd closed in until her skin was pebbled with goosebumps from the warmth and brush of countless hands and arms.
She put one of her arms up and back, looking for Reth's neck—something to grip to keep her centered in this ocean of bodies. His hand found her wrist and slid down, down, down her arm as she arched back, lighting fireworks in her blood that followed the trail of his touch.
Then he dropped his chin to her shoulder and whispered into her ear, "One piece of advice before we go any further." His lips brushed the shell of her ear and she shivered.
"What is it?" she whispered back.
