Determination Can Achieve Just About Anything

Alec snapped out of it. "Nothing," he said with a faint smile.

Elysia eyed him with doubt. It sure didn't seem like nothing.

She liked to think that she could read him a little better now. Even with his sweet smiles that made her feel like her heart was palpitating weirdly, his eyes held more emotions than he realized.

When Alec looked down at her like this while they were dancing, she got the wrong impression that she was the centre of his world.

It made her feel things that she didn't know how to react to, and she just got more confused.

But… it sure felt great.

There were so many eyes on them while they were dancing, but neither Elysia nor Alec felt anything when they were together.