Lily POV
I stood at the threshold of the grand hall, watching Kai's body pressed against the woman's, I felt a different kind of chill altogether. The bottle of water, Nathan had offered me after we walked away from the dance floor and I was grateful for him just standing beside me without saying a word.
A new song started to play and I watched miserably as Kai moved with the woman. Both of them glided around the dancing floor like dancing experts.
My chest constricted, as a familiar ache spread through my ribs. I should have expected this. Luna Helene had made it clear where we stood, hadn't she? And yet, seeing him like this – so intimate, so passionate with someone else – I was wondering if we’d stopped fighting to be together.
"Well," Nathan murmured beside me, his voice low and surprisingly gentle, "Are you alright?”
