Evaline:
Ria's scream nearly made my eardrums burst.
I winced, pressing both hands to my ears in a desperate attempt to muffle her shriek. Beside her, Selene gasped so hard I was afraid she would inhale the entire room, while Noah's jaw practically hit the floor and stayed there.
Honestly, if this were a competition for the most dramatic reaction, Ria would have won gold.
"YOU'RE WHAT?!" she screeched again, her eyes bulging like I had just told her I had married the Moon Goddess and moved to Moon.
"I said," I tried to repeat slowly, "I'm mated to Draven. And… River. And Kieran. And Oscar."
Ria's second scream followed immediately after.
I shut my eyes, shaking my head. "Ria, I'm standing right here. You don't have to summon the ancestors."
Meanwhile, Selene's hand was still frozen midair, her expression blank as though her brain had short-circuited. And Noah… Noah was just staring at me like I had sprouted extra heads.
