Chapter 68

Elvira POV

I blinked, once, twice, maybe I imagined it. I turned my head away sharply, pretending I hadn’t seen.

But when I looked again, their lips were still moving together, slow, lingering. Kale’s hand rested on her hip like it belonged there. Her fingers curled behind his neck, holding him close.

This is not a dream, not even a trick of light or wine. They were kissing.

I looked away again, this time more forcefully, focusing on a server’s tray that had champagne. I hadn’t had a drop, but suddenly I felt drunk. Dizzy and stupid.

“What’s the problem?”

The voice came from beside me, Jaxon.

His hand hovered just behind my elbow, not touching, but close enough that I could feel the warmth radiating off him. He studied m