Married to My Stalker
Nova said smoothly, "when someone learns how to disappear properly. Shame when others notice too late."
A few guests blinked. One man chuckled under his breath. The woman went quiet, her smile twitching at the edges. Damian didn't look at Nova. But she saw it. The flicker in his side profile, barely a shift in his jaw, a subtle drag of his tongue along his lower lip, the tight press of his thigh against the edge of the table. Control, fractured; he was turned on. By Nova's defiance. Her restraint and Her refusal to be rattled.
Nova took a slow sip of wine, gaze drifting over the glittering crowd. "Funny how names echo in rooms like this," Nova murmured, loud enough for him to hear. "But echo