Si Yena looked in the direction Nathan had left in. The man was on a call but from where he stood, it would only take him a mere tilt of his head to witness what was transpiring on the dance floor.
She then looked in Ryle's direction, only to see the man raising a wine glass towards her, a cold smirk touching his lips.
''Come with me…'' she inhaled a deep breath when the man did not budge from his spot in the slightest, ''I beg you, Lu Xian. Come with me or we will both die.''
When they walked away from the dance floor, Si Yena spotted Maria in the crowd, serving drinks to the guests. Their gazes briefly met and Si Yena nodded at her.
As soon as Si Yena led Lu Xian into a room, the man tugged off his mask and pressed her against the wall.
"You…'' the word had just escaped her mouth when he captured her lips in a rough kiss, his other hand pulling away her mask despite her struggles.