The moment Cyrus heard Isabella's soft voice he stiffened. He really did not want to look at her right now because he felt really disgusted at himself.
At the fact that he had enjoyed the feeling of killing that man and the fact that a part of him would do it again if given the chance.
How would she react if she found out he wasn't just an "ordinary" snake beast like the rest but something worse.
How would she react when she found out about his secret?
"Cyrus?" Isabella called out to him again, because she could feel the tension coming from him.
She also sensed the way he was avoiding her and immediately thought that maybe he was scared of her judging him.
So she wanted to fix that immediately.
Cyrus' head lifted and their eyes met.
Isabella saw something flicker in his gaze, something wild at the edges, like the shadow of a beast lurking behind the gentle snake. It wasn't anger.
