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,

to be a force of nature, Elizabeth. But now... well, let's just

wasn't wrong, not one

once were a breeze for me now take

playing.

relearn and practice

the challenge with open

the piano room. I threw myself into it completely, pushing my limits in ways I

looked at me-my face shadowed with dark circles and hair

Elizabeth I remember," she'd say, her tone a mix of