Evangeline met the man's gaze as he continued to study her. Slowly, he tilted his head, his expression hovering somewhere between a smile and a scoff. Crossing his arms over his chest, he spoke again. *do not read this novel in any PAID website other than webnovel*
"Is that person the one you called for so hopefully when you first saw me?"
Heat rushed to her face at once. Embarrassed, she nodded.
Only then did she truly take the time to look at him. Beneath the scars, his features were striking, chiseled and rough yet refined at the same time, the kind of face that carried a natural charm. It made her chest tighten with an odd sense of pity. It felt like a shame that someone had burned the left side of his face, marring what would have otherwise been undeniably handsome.
"How did you come here?" he asked again.
She blinked, noticing then that he still hadn't given her his name. Yet she didn't feel slighted by it. Something about him made the omission feel... natural.
