She frowned out over the cheering throng until Carys nudged her shin with her heel, forcing Rua to put on a fake smile. She plastered on the mirthless grin, eyes narrowing at those green eyes in the crowd. Renwick’s lips pulled up slightly to the sides as he laughed at her. He rolled his eyes at the whole charade and smiled at her again. A real smile replaced her fake one. He thought it was as ridiculous as she did. The two of them smiled at each other as the rest of the world faded away. Just them and their smiles in a room full of sound.
