Chapter 6 Behind His Piercing Gaze (1/2)
Chapter 6 – Behind His Piercing Gaze
Max e to look towards the man filled with eyes she could only fathom to be filled with enmity Her father’s voice echoed persistently in her ears like a haunting melody, e! Once again, if you insult the family, you’ll pay heavily!”</ehtly to one another as if an invisible glue were applied on it What should I say?</e !”
Theher step away reflexively out of fear As soon as her foot touched backward, thefro at ! Am I some kind of despicable uard
“I, I…”
Riftan cast her a fierce glance, only to sweep his hair a moment later from exasperation Max eyes dimmed; in less than five minutes of their reunion he was already displeased And to think she still had to persuade hi against her will ed herself in silence
“I, I… it’s just… I’m s-so, so nervous… wha-I d-don’t knohat to say…”
She could feel her cheeks burn and the un tears But she couldn’t make him see that, to cry like a child in front of him Desperation clawed at her immediately
“I d-don’t think y-you are a ht… I, I, I’ue didn’t listen more than usual She felt intense humiliation and couldn’t bear to look him in the face anymore It was too much of a feat in the first place; it was impossible for her to persuade him when she could not even speak properly
Max bowed her head instead, the blush fro all the way to the tip of her ears She ht as well keep her mouth shut, she mused dismally A mature woman wouldn’t stutter like fool In the end, she felt as if she were standing naked in front of him
“shi+t…”
Her shoulders flinched at the gentle voice that contrasted with the curse word Her father was right, no man in the continent would ever want her as a wife How could she even dare ask this hter of royalty, as ed afterward did little to keep the tears at bay At that moment, she felt the touch of cold skin on her cheek and was instantly frightened A hand wearing the hard iron gloves used by the knights held her face with an uncanny tenderness
“Open your mouth,” he mumbled, almost too soft for her to hear