The confused, brooding, and gentle gaze hidden beneath a hardened exterior of Duncan continued to plague Selene’s mind. This was the image that got stuck in her. After having seen the man’s eyes in such clarity, she could discern the shadows cast upon by his broody composure.
At first she thought it was just him being young, but the moment their gaze met, everything became clear to her.
Sadness, pain, and longing. All of those things were familiar to her. So it was easy to spot the same in the guy’s eyes.
She can’t help but be empathetic towards the guy. Though the fact remains he is better off than her, she now had this sense of connection with him.
Also, there’s the part she cannot remove the man from her head, his face popping up in her mind once in a while, along with the distraugh
