“In that case, I think we’re definitely on the same page.” The corners of his lips flickered up into a secretive little smile, but before she could query it, the London Eye burst into view, lit up beautifully with coloured bulbs, and she forgot all about it.
Despite living full time in the city, Elias appeared as wonderstruck as Mia as they floated past some of London’s most iconic places—MI6 headquarters, the Tate Britain, just visible peeking through the trees lining the bank, Lambeth Palace, the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye—up close now and filled with people also admiring the city from a different vantage point.
Neither of them spoke for some time, until Elias’s voice broke into her head.
Her attention having been captured by the Shard, thrusting up into the night sky, she b
