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 stared at him, taking in his raw and unconventional beauty. What struck her the most at first sight was the symmetry of his features, tempered by a crooked smile on his wide mouth, and his shadowed black eyes. His unusual tanned olive skin signified he had foreign blood mixed in there.

The summary of that 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."