Elle's lips parted and her jaw dropped.
But then, everything came flashing through her mind like a film reel that was playing at high speed. Different scenes popped up, lending weight to the claim of what Sebastian had just told her. What Elijah had told her, everything that she saw while at the masquerade party, the mind boggling cracks on their bathroom wall, Sebastian catching up to her with impossible speed even when she had a head start, and those strange changes in his pupils…
Elle had initially brushed all those bizarre things off her mind and convinced herself that they were nothing more than her seeing things due to tiredness and stress, and perhaps her usual habit of thinking too much.
Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation!
Creation is hard, cheer me up!