Liv swallowed and glanced at him from the corner of her eye. "Well… my naïveté in the past led me to have connections with them," she replied softly, a faint smile curving her lips.
Jay chuckled lightly, then extended his hand toward her. "Come. Dance with me."
Liv looked at his hand, then nodded gracefully. She placed her palm in his, and he led her to the center of the hall. As the music shifted into a romantic waltz, every gaze turned toward them.
Step by step, they moved in perfect harmony beneath the golden chandelier. Liv's gown fluttered elegantly with every spin, and Jay's eyes never left hers. Around them, laughter returned, glasses clinked, and the celebration resumed as if the bloodshed moments ago had never happened.
That night, the empire celebrated love and unity once more. And amid the joy and glittering lights, Liv danced in silence smiling sweetly, while hiding all her pain and vengeance deep within her heart.
