Lyra's POV

My eyes widened in astonishment, and I was amazed at the thrill his words gave me. I raised my eyelids, and my eyes met his glaring ones as the shock ran through me.

“Yeah, I know you're confused, Lyra, but I'm the same person you knew back in the prison house,” he spoke as he nodded his head.

“Really?!” I covered my mouth as I was barely able to control my grasp of surprise.

As I voiced that, he nodded his head and stretched his hand towards my tensed ones, which were lying on my desk.

“I don't know my real name, and I guess that caused the...