Stealing Alpha's Heart
I hummed, "Am I that easy to read?"
"I guess," Ryder said cautiously, "but it's usually easier for me to tell people's emotions. Maybe it's because my own emotions are so subdued."
"Or maybe," I said softly, bracing myself for Ryder to be upset, "it's a side effect of your Mind Flickering."
Ryder was silent for a minute and I thought he was mad, ready for him to storm off, muttering how I was insensitive, but he stopped, dipped his head low so I couldn't see the emotion swimming across his features, and stayed silent.