A Dance of Defiance

Valerie’s POV

I looked at Talia, surprised by her boldness in running to me through the crowd. She wanted me to dance with her dad, which I wasn’t sure was a great idea, especially given how annoyed Reid was looking, but I couldn’t deny that my heart liked the thought of dancing in Darius’s arms.

When Darius came running after her, stopping only a few feet from us, he looked up and our eyes met.