The situation she was in right now was killing her. The embarrassment of facing so many strangers while sitting atop Asheron's lap was humiliating, to say the least. Yes, they made up their mind to act as lovers...mates, or whatever these people called it, but that didn't make it any easier when she really had to do it.
Even with her ex, she was thought to maintain a respectable distance in public by her etiquette teachers. But here, she was sitting on basically a stranger's lap while everyone gawked at them.
Elia felt goosebumps rise on her arms as she felt Asheron's hand tighten around her waist. She felt him flush her back against him as he whispered in her ear, "Relax, they are watching you closely. Don't let them find out about our act."
