No dodging, no deliberate flattery.
He just looked at her.
That pure gaze made Selene's heart tremble slightly.
She slowly retracted her hand, her fingertip inadvertently brushing against his lower lip.
Zane remained motionless, but his breathing became faint.
The room fell silent for a few seconds.
Selene didn't speak, but her tense shoulders slightly relaxed.
She recalled the scene of being with Caleb a long time ago.
Back then she was young, impulsive, and willful.
Now looking back, that relationship was already a blur.
She hadn't been this close to someone in a long time.
The long solitude made her almost forget what it felt like to be watched, to be needed.
Zane sensed her emotional shift.
He knew what she was thinking, but he couldn't ask.
He could only wait, quietly staying by her side.
Selene suddenly felt somewhat irritable.
She disliked these emotional fluctuations.
She was always rational, never making unnecessary emotional judgments.
