Maximus reached for the knot of my mask and pulled it loose. The moment his eyes met mine, he jumped back like I had burned him. His eyes went dark and the relief on his face vanished. He looked at me in total disbelief as if he were seeing a ghost.
“Selene,” he spat.
The name felt like a slap. I stood there in the dim light with my face exposed to the cold air.
“What?” I asked. “What are you talking about?”
He didn't answer me. He paced around like a trapped animal and he looked furious. He stepped back into my space and hovered over me. My heart thudded against my ribs and I stepped back.
“Is this a game?” he growled. “Did Dimitri send you to mock me? You have so much audacity showing your face to me.”
“I don't know what you mean!” I whispered and my voice cracked. “You called me Y
