ASTRID'S POV
I felt my body stiffen at the first move, the ballroom shimmered with deceptive beauty, it cast a beautiful glow on the people beside us waiting for our dance to end before they could join the dance floor. I heard absurd allegations in the crowd, but I didn't think about it because of the situation I was currently in. All the nerves in my body were screaming at me, telling me to run away from this man, but no. I was still here, I couldn't escape even if I wanted to.
I fixed my gaze on him, and his grip tightened around my waist, pulling me closer to him. I flinched as his nose brushed over the side of my face before I moved back into the rhythm of the dance.
He carried an amused smirk as he twirled me and pushed my back to him, and I fell on his arms, and almost immediat
