Elena's breath hitched the moment the door opened and King Killian stepped out. For reasons she couldn't explain, her heart began to race like a galloping horse. Their eyes locked and suddenly, everything else faded.
It hadn't even been twenty-four hours since they last saw each other, so why did it feel like an eternity? Why did just one look from him shake her to the core?
Irene suddenly disappeared and the entire hallway dissolved into silence. All that existed at that moment was him. He didn't look away. His gaze held hers…unwavering and filled with emotions she couldn't name. Couldn't understand.
However, after a few more seconds, he looked away and left, dismissing her presence as if she were nothing but a mere ghost. It broke Elena's heart as she watched him walk away and it took everything in her not to go over there and stop him. With each step he took farther from her, it felt like multiple needles were being pierced into her heart.
