Liam and Tatiana continued walking side by side through the lively streets of the town, and before long Liam began noticing something strange. It wasn't just one or two people glancing at them anymore. Everywhere they passed, heads turned almost instinctively. Shopkeepers paused while arranging their goods, women whispered behind their sleeves, children openly stared, and even elderly men sitting outside their homes lifted their eyes to watch the pair walk by. It wasn't the kind of attention that came from hostility either. It was pure curiosity mixed with admiration.
It wasn't difficult to understand why.
