1 Peek

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"Miss Sage...?"

At the sound of her name being called, Lyari wheeled around, almost like a deer caught in headlights in the middle of the big foyer.

The sound of doors closing echoed in the hall, likely caused by the figure who was now stalking towards her in lithe strides.

She paused, eyes dilating as she focused on the man.

His sculpted features could have been symmetrical, if not for the crooked smile on his wide mouth. He had unusual tanned olive skin which signified he had foreign blood mixed in there.

What struck her the most at first sight was his distinctive shadowed black eyes, currently appraising her with mild interest.

The summary of those was only a red flag in her mind.

"You're the architect, right?"

To top it all off, she didn't exactly know who this guy was. But he seems to know a thing about her. Right now, his thick eyebrows were slanted low in concern towards her lack of response.

"Yes, you're right. Um, do I know you?" She asked, snapping from her daze.

He crossed his fingers in front of him, crackling his knuckle bones. That was when she saw the dried blood smeared on them.

"No, I'm Cassian, but I go by Cass."