“The girl already promised me this dance.” A velvety, low growling voice sounded right next to my ear, spreading waves of heat from my neck down my spine.

I heard this voice only once, but I didn’t doubt for a second who it belonged to. So when I turned around, I already knew who I would see. But that knowledge did nothing to lessen my confusion.

The colors of wet asphalt, dark grey, deep... Unable to take my eyes off his eyes, I automatically placed my hand in his palm. We stood like that for a few moments without moving. Eyes to eyes.

It even seemed to me that some...