For a while, Lee stared at me. He was trying to study me hard as if the question that arose inside my head was written on my face. I chuckled without even realizing it. "Can I ask, please?"

He let out a soft sigh and nodded. "I can't say no. So yeah." He could say no. It was easy but something he was urging himself to do so. The cold King was doing this for me. Why? That was another question.

I jerked my thoughts away and deepened the stare game. "Have we met before?" It might sound absurd but my mind kept telling me that we have met before....