Previously…
He cracked a smile. "Yeah, and it's about to get even bigger." He gave me this look as he took my hand. Butterflies swarmed in the pit of my stomach.
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I looked into his deep golden eyes and saw hope in there. I felt like the world could be spinning out of control in front of us—which in a way, it was, with all of the wretched Shadows killing everyone's emotions—but with him, I knew I would be alright as long as I had him. I knew one day this would turn into a war against The Shadows, and if I didn't make it, it would hurt him more than anything. I didn't love him yet, but I cared deeply for him. Enough to hold us off for a while.
But I felt a connection with him that I've never felt with anyone else.
I looked away and frowned. I felt confused. I needed to straighten my powers out first before I could think of any relationships.
My hands glowed a light pinkish hue around the outline of my fingers, and I gasped.