Upon hearing Ophelia's words, Cyrus shifted his gaze but did not deny them.

He pressed his lips together. “Yes.”

Ophelia trembled slightly, a laugh slipping out of her, almost uncontrollable. “I want to know, why did you suddenly fall in love with Vivienne? What is it about her that attracted you?”

At her question, images of Vivienne flashed through Cyrus's mind.

He remembered the first time they met—when Elias had bullied him, and Vivienne had ...