Chapter 50

Maya’s POV

“He clicked his tongue. ‘Now we’ve got everyone’s attention,’ he murmured, his fingers slowly trailing up my bare thigh right there in front of all those people.

‘Although I might get jealous if they all keep staring at you like that.’

My heart nearly stopped. For a moment, I could barely breathe. Then—I heard it—camera flashes popping off one after another, and the soft rustle of feet closing in on us. Damn it. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to Elias’s outrageous stunts, but at least I’m learning to keep up.

Using my greatest physical asset—my flexibility—I lifted my leg in one fluid motion, reaching a perfect forty-five–degree angle. Elias’s eyes went wide in surprise, and I felt a surge of pride. Before he knew what was happening, I wrapped that raised leg around his waist. He took it as his cue: sc