Chapter 37

Aria's POV We excused ourselves from all the crowd of people that wanted to greet me, and Knox led me towards the center of the dance. I could feel the eyes of the pack members on us as we walked. The couples that had been dancing stopped, and they patiently waited for Knox and I to start. A slow melodic tune began to play. My heart pounded in my chest as I thought of dancing and embarrassing myself terribly. As we reached the middle of the floor, Knox turned to face me. “It’s simple,” he said lowly, “Just follow my lead.” I nodded nervously as I placed one hand on his shoulder while he held my other hand in his, then he placed his hand on my waist, “Relax,” he murmured, his gray eyes softened as they stared into mine. “You’ll be fine.” Then we started dancing. Knox began to move, and he led me as he moved with the music. At first, I kept stumbling over and over again, but Knox caught me each time, making it look smooth and hiding the fact that I was actually stumbling. Gradually, I fo