Chapter 65: A perfect toxic match
The cave did seem cosier, as he said, and Abrielle knew she might slap herself in the face tomorrow, but that didn’t matter at the moment. Rather, she didn’t think about it. "Magic, may I?" She asked. Her curiosity was tugging the more mysterious he seemed.
She wanted to know if he was the way he envisioned him to be. "Of course," he said gently. She nervously gulped and then tried to pull off the mask. This time, it easily moved, and she slowly pulled it away from his face. The original Abrielle never got to see Cedric’s face throughout the novel because he was insecure about his scared face.
She was expecting a hideous scar that probably disfigured his face and was curious how bad it was.
Her breath was caught in her throat as she anticipated. After the mask was pulled off, she was dumbfounded and completely blown off for a moment.
She could not believe her eyes and ran her hands in his face just to be sure it was real. "Not even a single scar, why do you even wear a mask in the first place?" she mumbled and a cheesy grin graced his face that left Abrielle devastated.
"I told you before. It’s because my face got me into a lot of problems in the past." He answered, which was not absurd because what was she looking at? How could a man be this gorgeous and he was the villain in the first place?
Something was wrong; she knew that. Completely struck she was unable to look away. She clearly remembered that Cedric had multiple scars on his face due to the bullying he suffered during his childhood in the palace and on the battlefield.
But the man she was looking at was like he was a gorgeous devil with perfect features and no scars. If he was this looking, he would indeed get into a lot of trouble with the ladies. It explained why his step-sister was head over heels for him.
"I thought your face scared," she admitted, and he moved closer, just an inch from her face with his intoxicating breath fanning on her. Her heart could not handle this tease because it was hammering out of control, which didn’t skip Cedric’s attention.
"It would have been but I have a couple secrets of mine. I know my face is irresistible and you have fallen all over for me." He proudly said, sounding like a narcissist. Her face turned scarlet but she did not look away because she didn’t want to and wanted to get her eyes filled.