Chapter 188: One Pass
Elias's gaze landed on the pass between Liora's fingers.
The corner of his mouth lifted.
From where Giselle stood, she could not see his face clearly, so Elias did not bother hiding the smile. It showed openly in front of Liora, bright and shameless, the kind of smile that rewarded bad behavior and invited worse.
He understood at once what Liora was doing.
She could not possibly be unaware that he and Giselle had been almost inseparable lately. She had still brought only one pass.
Not very friendly toward Giselle.
Perfect.
Elias could not tell which layer Liora was playing on. Maybe she only wanted to irritate Giselle. Maybe she had thought it through and realized that one pass would help him push Giselle harder. Either way, the result worked in his favor, and when the result was good, he did not mind giving Liora a tiny reward.
He reached for the pass.
Before his fingers touched it, an arm moved in front of him and blocked his hand.
