Dragon's mate novel Chapter 5

‘She felt it, I know she did,’ Henry thought to himself while he led his mate to the dance floor. He could see it on her face, she acknowledged the sparks that were meant to exist between two soulmates, and she seemed entranced with his eyes like he was with hers. He saw her pulse quicken on her neck, and her breath seemed to have picked up a pace. But on her exterior, she seemed calm and collected, the recognition was so fast, and it disappeared from her as quickly as it came. If he was not focused on her every blink, he would have missed it. But how she managed to hide it all and act like she didn’t feel it, it was a mystery to him.

“May I know your name?” Henry whispered, bringing himself closer to her and bending his head towards her ear.

“Elizabeth.”

“Elizabeth...” he said almost silently, tasting her name on his tongue. “How long have you lived in New York?”

“It’s been more than 5 years now.”

“Do you like it here?”

“Yes.”

Henry swirled her around the floor effortlessly, and his senses told him that so many eyes were watching them but he never for a single moment strayed his gaze away from her. Her answers to him were short and restrained, so he didn’t ask anything else. Why did she act like this? How? How was that even possible? She was human, of course, but that was not supposed to be a problem. She was supposed to feel for him the same way he felt for her.

As soon as the song came to an end, Elizabeth excused herself and went towards the lady’s room. He used this opportunity to speak to the groom one more time.

“John, congratulations again. Your bride seems like a really nice girl.”

“Yes, she does, and she is,” John answered proudly.

“Does she know…?”