Chapter 28. What She Sees in His Eyes

Ellie's POV

"Even though you seem lost in drinking, being negative, and playing the bad boy, I can see that deep down, you are sad. Your eyes look like they hold sadness. I feel like there is a lot going on inside you," I utter, my eyes glued to his by a powerful spark that I am trying so hard to break from.

A minute passes, his eyes threatening to burn me and mine pleading otherwise, and it's now that I know I have to act before I find myself dancing in this fire. I want to say a lot about the expression in his icy eyes because I feel like they are hiding quite a lot, but the fire in them simply won't let me. His becoming so lost in mine is not helping at all. He undoubtedly feels my twitching hands in his, or the wetness, because I am sweating due to this heat.

I release his grip while breaking our eye contact. I'm proud of myself for keeping my gaze on him for so long, though. It is quite difficult. I mentally tap myself on the shoulder for that