Lexie certainly harbored deep, overwhelming feelings for Isiah, yet she was painfully aware that he would never listen to her.
He slept out in the freezing woods, enduring the harsh elements simply to avoid staying in the same building as them, all while silently protecting their lives. Ciel's safety was his absolute priority, and he would never allow anything to jeopardize it.
Through the howling blizzard, Isiah caught the faint whisper of a voice calling out to him. He recognized her cadence immediately, reminiscing briefly on the night of the monster attack under the triple full moons.
Yet Isiah made no move to intervene. He was fully capable of tracking her magical signature as she blindly traversed the snow-covered forest, but he stood entirely motionless in the dark, watching her struggle.
Lexie wanted nothing more than to protect him on a freezing night like this, even while knowing full well that his power vastly outmatched her own.
