[Elena's POV]

I looked at our reflection in the tall mirror.

Noah stood right behind me, completely dressed in his dark suit. I was wearing nothing but a thin layer of emerald green silk.

My entire back was bare.

Just a few feet away, on the other side of the dark red curtain, I could hear the faint, polite voices of the saleswomen.

I could hear Caleb shifting his weight, his heavy boots squeaking slightly on the polished floor. They were right there.

My heart hammered against my ribs so hard I thought everyone in the store could hear it.

"Noah," I breathed, my voice barely a whisper. "They are...