Chapter 756 – Too Sentimental for My Taste
"I'm glad you came," she admitted softly.
There it was.
Honest.
Raw.
His expression shifted.
Not mocking.
Not teasing.
Just…
Aware.
"I wouldn't miss the debut of Avariel's long lost storm," he said.
Storm.
The word wrapped around her strangely.
She risked looking at him again.
Her pulse skipped again.
He stepped closer.
Close enough now that she could feel the warmth of him against the cool sea breeze.
The ocean wind tugged lightly at her hair.
He reached out.
Slowly.
Carefully.
His fingers brushed a strand of pearl from her shoulder back into place.
The touch was brief.
But deliberate.
"You look nervous," he murmured.
"I am."
"Why?"
She hesitated.
Because I wanted you here.
Because I was afraid you wouldn't come.
Because when you look at me like that I forget how to breathe.
"It's a big day," she said instead. She really wanted to hug him. But she couldn't.
