“Why do you wear a mask all the time?” Her eyes were curious, and she gestured with her face. “Are you ugly, or were you wounded before?”

“You’re caring about me?” A soft smile curved his lips.

She sneered. “You don’t have to be so narcissistic if you don’t want to tell me. I’m not really interested in finding it out anyway.”

She was just curious. After all, Simon had never taken off his mask since she met him. Even when Joshua threatened him, he still wore a mask in ...