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,

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

wasn't wrong, not

breeze for me now take me a long

playing.

and practice

the challenge with

in the piano room. I threw myself into it completely, pushing my limits in ways I hadn't dared to in years. The more I worked, the more I realized how much

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

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