After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 21

"Wow, Elizabeth, your skills have really gone rusty!" Emma teased, after listening to my mispronounced piano playing all over the place. "How on earth did you win first place back in college?"

let out a frustrated groan and buried my head in my hands, the weight of my own expectations crashing down on me.

I used to been the top student in our music department, but now, even the basics seemed

beyond my grasp.

Emma laughed, her eyes twinkling with mischief, as she shook her head at my misery,

used to be a force of nature, Elizabeth. But now... well, let's just say you've got a lot of

wasn't wrong, not

for me now take me a long time to stumble and barely

playing.

had to relearn and practice

I welcomed the

into it completely, pushing my limits in ways I hadn't dared to in

often looked at me-my face shadowed with dark circles and hair in disarray-and shook her head with

this is the Elizabeth I remember," she'd say, her tone a mix of laughter