Chapter 54. Dance With Me

2024

Amelia’s POV

It was just lust, I told myself. Adrian was an attractive son of a bitch, and my body was simply reacting the way any sane person’s would. Nothing more, nothing deeper. Just a biological response to a well-constructed face, a sharp jawline, and a voice that could unravel me if I let it.

That was all it was.

It had nothing to do with the way he used to look at me—like I was something worth holding onto. Or the way he still got under my skin with nothing but a glance. Or the fact that, no matter how much time had passed, no one else had ever made me feel quite like this.

No. This was just physical.

At least, that was what I kept telling myself.

But it was getting hard to believe especially with the way Adrian was watching us right now.

His gaze burned into my skin, a quiet intensity that made my pulse stutter for reasons I really didn’t want to analyze.

Liam’s grip on my waist was light, his steps sm