Music Recommendation: Labyrinth by Taylor Swift.
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The hall was alive again with music.
Music swelled, echoing off the gilded walls and crystal chandeliers. Candles flickered around the place. Laughter rippled through the crowd, layered over the soft scraping of shoes across polished marble floors.
People made it in pairs to the dance floor.
Adele felt none of it.
Her father left her side some minutes ago, to get acquainted with a young man he had said would make a fine mate for her if the Moon goddess permits.
Just incase things goes south with the plan. Meanwhile, he had asked her to dance with a particular young man.
Painfully, her gaze had already found Torak while in the man's grip. He was inescapable. Her hands were shaking from holding back from him.
Even across the room, his presence pulled at her like a thread tied to her chest. She caught a glimpse of his eyes over the shoulders of the man she danced with, sharp and unmistakable.
