Nix's lips gaped open at her request. If he did this, there was no going back, he would feel naked and without a backbone.
"Do you trust me?" He began, heaving a sigh, going on one knee, holding onto her hand.
Lumina's brow raised to his question. She knew what he meant and that was something even she couldn't quite place.
"I don't know, not while you are so secretive." She responded, looking away from him so he couldn't see the hurt in her eyes.
Nix smiled at her answer, knowing that was the best she could give to him. It was for the best.
This felt like he was a superhero and she was the lover of such a hero. That sort of combination was the recipe for disaster when it came to the other captured about an attachment to the hero.
"For your safety, it's best you know who I am currently and not my past." He held her gaze.
