Before he could finish, he suddenly felt an ice-cold chill creep up the back of his neck.
All sound ceased.
Riley instinctively flinched, then snapped his head up toward the source of the chill.
He met a pair of dark eyes as deep and cold as a frozen pond.
Though there was no emotion in those eyes, just a placid calm, that very stillness was more terrifying than any threat.
Riley shuddered, the hair on his arms standing on end. He felt as if he'd been plunged into an ice cellar, and all his sentimental sorrow was instantly frozen solid.
His entire body went rigid. He stiffly turned his head, slowly, deliberately, to face his two friends.
Then, he raised his hand and slapped the back of the still-chattering Trevor's head.
He raised his hand again and slapped the back of Darius's head.
His voice suddenly shot up, almost cracking as he yelled, "Good match? What good match? What love rival? What chase to the ends of the earth? That's Nicholas's future wife! If you spout any more nonsense, I'll beat you up!"
"My future sister-in-law and Nicholas look perfect together! It's a match made in heaven! They're the perfect match, the ultimate match, a cosmically, unbelievably perfect match!"
This deafening roar left Darius and Trevor completely stunned.
They rubbed the back of their aching heads and looked at Riley with wounded expressions. "Riley, you were the one who said..."
"Said what? I didn't say anything!" Riley interrupted frantically, his guilt palpable. He secretly stole a glance toward the dance floor.
When he saw that the terrifying gaze had been withdrawn, he finally let out a breath of relief.
Nicholas, the picture of calculated elegance, finally looked away. He gazed down at the girl in his arms, ghost of a predatory, yet satisfied nile playing on his lips
Somehow, Riley thought that smile looked a bit like a victor's gloating.
Nicholas... he couldn't be that childish, could he?
Riley just watched the two of them still dancing on the floor.
He watched their figures, intimately entwined, their auras blending so perfectly it
was as if they were born to stand side by side...
Riley's shoulders slumped instantly. He looked like a large, abandoned puppy as he muttered to himself "Yeah it really does seem like only Nicholas is worthy of her... They look so good together, so perfect..."
"And me? What am I?"
That first crush, which hadn't even had a chance to sprout, was officially declared dead before it could even begin.
His heart was completely turned to ash.
On the dance floor, the graceful, soothing music continued to play.
Nicholas held Serena's slender waist, his enchanting eyes shimmering with a scattered light.
But the girl was only swaying gently to the melody. Her eyes were slightly downcast, not looking at him.
Her attention was not on him at all. She seemed to be lost in thought.
Nicholas's brow arched, and his bewitching, alluring eyes narrowed slightly.
Suddenly, he leaned down slowly, his lips close to her ear. "Serena, to be
distracted while you're with me 1.9%
dees this mean I'm not revealing
enough?" Śwnovels