Chapter 27

Selene stared at Andrew as he waited with his hand still outstretched. If the idiot was not going to take a hint and ask her to dance properly, she was going to pretend she did not hear or see him.

“Does your leg hurt?” the peacock asked her in genuine confusion. Selene almost laughed at how confused he sounded. Of course, he would think she was the problem and not his attitude.

“No, my legs are perfectly fine,” she answered him as she did a little dance move for emphasis.

“Then why aren’t you taking my hand for a dance?” he asked, sounding genuinely bewildered. Selene scoffed. “Maybe because you didn’t ask me to dance? If you want to dance with me, you’ll have to ask me nicely and not like I’m some little girl you can order around.” She leveled him a hard stare and stood to her full height. Her heels made it so she reached his shoulders.

Selene could see him fuming. His face had splotches of red from how angry he was getting. “You should be honored I—”