chapter twenty eight

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

ELARA

I nodded my head, and the both of us walked out of the room together.

"If we have to keep doing this, then we have to make it believable," he said to me.

I understood perfectly where he was coming from. We walked back into the hall. The occasion was already booming, everywhere was lit up, and I could see food and drinks on the tables.

River took my hands as we walked around the tables, bending down to greet the elders who had just arrived. The ceremony continued, and River and I finally found a spot to sit.

After a while, River climbed the podium. He gave his speech, which I couldn't pay attention to because I was still in shock from what happened earlier. There were goose pimples all over my body.

Harrison soon climbed the podium, and he also gave a speech. By the time he was done speaking, there was a round of applause all over the place.

It was obvious that everyone liked Harrison. I noticed this a long time ago that everyone liked Harry, and whenev