Melody cautiously raised her gaze to meet his, her heart pounding with an odd sensation. She had braced herself for anger, for fury, but instead, she found Izaak's eyes clouded with a melancholy that seemed to swallow his joy.
Izaak yearned to pour out his heart to her, to unravel the knot of misunderstandings between them. Yet, the sight of her eyes, brimming with uncertainty, struck him with a harsh reality.
She wasn't meant to be entangled in his world. His dreams, fueled by a mere vision, had soared too high. He had dared to reach for the stars, only to realize they were far beyond his grasp.
"Zerah will terminate your service," Izaak said.
Melody didn't expect to hear this. Why did it feel Izaak suppressed the words he wanted to utter a moment ago?
