It's said according to study, that a person's reaction in sudden situations could tell you alot about them and what they were feeling. I wonder what information my reaction would give them in the impossible moment.
Around me, people reacted in waves—sharp gasps, startled whispers, hands flying to mouths—but my body refused to follow. My feet felt glued to the marble floor. My lungs forgot how to work.
This was exactly how it had felt the day I was told Avril was dead.
And now this.
Cole stood beside her, dressed in black silk dress, lifelike blue roses all over the fabric. My vision blurred for a second, like my eyes were rejecting the image in front of me. My pulse slammed violently against my ribs, each heartbeat loud in my ears, drowning out the noise of the ballroom.
Even when Nat
