(Julia's POV)
I drew back from Ronan quickly, not wanting to get the attention of anyone else in the room. I turned to Bianca, who was staring at us, open-mouthed. Finally, she spun on her heel and stormed off, melting into the rest of the crowd.
“Not that I’m questioning your judgement,” Ronan’s low murmur in my ear caused goosebumps to break out on my skin. “But why did you kiss me just then?”
And just like that, my face was on fire again. “I don’t — I mean, it was really —” I pushed my hair out of my face and straightened my shoulders. “Did I mess things up? Bianca was pretty upset; will that affect our alliance with PackIncorporated?”
Ronan waved me off. “Who cares if Bianca was upset? You’re mine. My Luna. Whatever you do here, I’m behind you completely.” And to my su
