Kian 

A different kind of adrenaline drummed through me as I took another shot and secretly tracked Verena with my eyes. Good. She had moved away from my uncle, probably heading to the restroom. 

I snapped my head back to Tobias just as he lifted his glass. “I won’t be waiting for the first dance. The perfect chance to talk to her is now,”

Tobias raised a brow. “I thought we came up with a plan?”

I pushed the stool back inside. “A plan that I don’t have to follow”

I could feel the heaviness of his silence that pervaded for a second before he exhaled slowly. “So, what’s the...