CHAPTER NINETEEN

ELARA’S POV

I had never wished the ground would swallow me as much as I did in that moment.

“I…i will turn around,”

Alaric stammered, his voice suddenly hoarse, almost strangled.

He spun away from me so fast it felt like he was fleeing. My hands shook as I pressed my arms against my chest, trying to hide what had already been exposed to the one man I was desperately trying to impress.

The embarrassment hit me like a physical slap.My mind screamed in a dozen ...