And it was then that Arwen saw what Beca wanted her to see.
Her pupils dilated briefly, and subtle shock flickered in her gaze.
Beca watched her and then slowly said, "When you had first said that the engagement between you and Ryan was nothing but a family arrangement, even I believed the same and supported you on breaking it. But, dear, —"
She paused, her gaze growing profound as if understanding something that wasn't very evident on the surface. "... after seeing this, I no longer believe the same. An emotion as deep as what you have written and a portrait as detailed as you have drawn doesn't come from some mere arrangement that's been forced. It comes from deep within."
Arwen didn't respond. Her gaze remained fixed on the portrait sketch of Ryan in the book, and to the right of it was written.
[His eyes look like November.
Not cold, but heavy.
I am willing to give him all my sunshine.]
Even if she wanted to deny, she couldn't …
