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Luciana was taking a sip of champagne when she felt Atticus pull on her hand, quickly setting her drink down and walking behind him, heels clicking loudly on the floor as they headed towards the center of the room. As they parted through the crowd, Att held his hand out and Lucy came close to him. âDonât think about it, just let it flow.â She said in a whisper to him. She didn;t doubt Atticusâ ability to lead this, probably one of the few people she actually trusted in the city, and she knew if he did mess this up, he wouldnât exactly be sleeping easy.
He took a deep breath as they got into hold, nodding ever so slightly at Lucyâs instruction. Theyâd practiced enough, he had to trust himself and Lucy. And besides, he told himself, she had to do most of the work.
Heâd never been much of a dancer, but this dance was one hell of a way to start. He had no idea how or where Lucy had found it, but it was striking enough to work. As he lifted Lucy into a spin, he could see that almost all eyes were on them, exactly what theyâd wanted. Malfyre and Dhani would have big shoes to fill. It also made them stand out enough that Att and Lucyâs targets would surely want to talk to them at some point.
The final move was perhaps the most worrying, as heâd dropped her more than once in the apartment. But he held her strong, and applause burst out through the room. He pulled her back upright with a relieved smile.
Luciana smiled as Atticus took the first step and they began. This is what she was looking forward to for the whole night, could care less about their mission. But the attention of everyone and their eyes on her, giving her the rush of adrenaline she had been craving lately. There could be some worry about her or her partner messing up or skipping a step, but she knew that they wouldnât, just had a feeling, regardless the number of times Atticus dropped her on her back
As they went through the steps, Luciana was scanning the crowd, keeping an eye out for their targets as well as seeing if any of the heroes were around, and her eyes quickly finding and setting on Paladin, he had a unique look so it wasnât hard to find him. And the woman next to him in a long and revealing black dress had to be his partner, Malfyre.
When the final step came up, Luciana looked into Attâs eyes and smiled, knowing he wouldnât drop her this time. And when he leaned her down she just continued smiling as he didnât drop her on the ground. As Atticus pulled her back up, she locked eyes with Dhani, smirking with the round of applause that came from the crowd.
Lucy heard a question come from a woman in the crowd. As she walked back to her partner. âOh, he's my fiancĂ©.â She said loudly, running her hand across Atticusâ face and pulling him in for a kiss, knowing the hero was watching.
The comment about him being Lucyâs fiancĂ© was nothing new. Theyâd agreed that was their cover story from the moment theyâd started plotting for this event. But when she pulled him in for a kiss, he had to stop his immediate impulse to pull away. That could give them away. So instead he broke away after the shortest acceptable amount of time, giving her a look. They both knew what it meant, but it wouldnât be overly harsh to any onlookers. âWeâre going to talk about that later,â he said quietly. But now, they needed to target their respective individuals. It was as he turned to scan the crowd in search of his mark that he spotted Dhani. Dhani had to have seen that. But⊠he had to know it was a distraction tactic, right? He made a mental note to try and talk to Dhani about it later. But they had a job to do first.