Looking for feedback on my first 300 words

This is from the first chapter of my novel. Looking for general feedback on anything that jumps out at you. Thanks in advance.

Juliette’s heart fluttered. Laurent was buying her moonflowers. She twirled behind a stone pillar, watching as his fingers brushed the pale blossoms. To buy a priestess moonflowers was to buy her freedom from the Sanctum. 

Laurent spoke in hushed tones to the merchant, his free hand steady on the hilt of his sword. Juliette found it hard to reconcile this man with the graceless teenager she had danced with many cycles ago. Soon he would make his way up to the Sanctum, its spires covered in shells that gleamed silver beneath the moonlight. 

The bell struck, loud and unforgiving. Juliette flinched. She was late. Still, she could not bring herself to climb the stairs without a glimpse of the flowers Laurent had chosen. Surely, if he saw her, he would have no choice but to offer them to her now.

She counted the seconds in her head, moving through tendu devant. The controlled push and pull of her foot left soft impressions in the sand. The movement calmed her, drawing the tension from her mind into her body. When she glanced up, Laurent and the vigil were there, robed in the palest of blues.

No flowers.

Her shoulders sank before she straightened her posture. It was fine. If not tonight then soon. Perhaps none of the flowers were to his liking. She stepped forward, smoothing her tulle skirt.

The vigil passed without a glance. When Laurent reached her, she lifted her chin, daring him to come closer. For a moment it seemed that he too would pass her by, but then he paused. 

Leaning in close, he whispered, “Nice shoes.”

Heat rushed to her cheeks. She glanced down at the worn ballet slippers that adorned her feet. When she looked up, he was gone.