After Rebirth, I Chose the Bastard
That familiar, icy despair instantly seized me, nearly suffocating me.
Eli immediately noticed my change. His warm hand firmly gripped mine, and a steady, powerful energy flowed through his palm, instantly dispelling that bone-chilling coldness.
I took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in my chest. When my gaze returned to Kay, it held only complete iciness and a mocking pity.
If it were the me from my past life, the one blinded and begging for love, I might have been fooled by his talk of "destiny," pathetically shaken even.