Playing On His Intelligence.

"Or, should I rather ask, who are you, woman?" Steve queried. His deep accented voice transmitted into her ears, she shivered and subconsciously took a step back.

He should not have found out, right?

Serene's heard was filled with several thoughts, she pondered on her actions since the beginning of the act and did not think she made any mistake that the man could have noticed. Her face was still covered with her veil, and even if she had opened the veil, she had a mask that was the replica of Amelia's face. It would be hard to tell them apart so, what exactly went wrong?

"I–" She began but just before she could utter a word, she felt the man's hand left her hand, she heaved a sigh of relief immediately but, her joy came too soon.

All of a sudden, the man moved, his hand wrapped around her wrist and tugged her towards him in one swift movement. She could see his closer this time, all emotions were drained from his face and all that remained was a cold piercing gaze. She trembled an