As Damien finished, his dark red eyes shifted deliberately toward Evelyn, and the effect was instantaneous. The faint smiles on Valen's and the other Dartmouth delegates' faces vanished like they'd been burned.
It was then that Ivan finally loosened his grip on Valen's hand and stepped back. He gave a side eye to Damien before turning toward Eve. Without a word, he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close in full view of everyone.
Eve's eyes widened and her cheeks flushed crimson as she looked up at him in startled embarrassment. Ivan met her gaze briefly, a faint smirk tugging at his lips before he gave her a quick wink that made her heart skip a beat.
Then, as if the tension moments ago had never existed, he turned back toward the others with a bored expression, his molten eyes landing on Professor Dante. "So…are we doing this tour?"
