22|Reflection

~Rory~

“You’re doubting my abilities now, mio principe?” It was Nolani who answered Elijah. [my prince]

I couldn’t put a finger on that certain edge of her voice, but it was different from the sultry tone she had as she spoke with him at the parlor before.

“How many times did I tell you never to call me that?” was Elijah’s stone-cold response.

Movements followed his statement, and soon their voices sounded closer to one another. The dome shape of the atrium enhanced even the smallest sound. I was afraid they would hear the pounding in my chest.

Jace hasn’t moved an inch, his face so close to mine, which also meant that he could see straight into my eyes. His creased brows indica