Onyxx finally did meet her gaze, but only long enough to nod. "Yes. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, Candy. I want to grow old with you. I want to have a life with you, never without you."
He could tear people apart on and off the battlefield. He could create plans worthy of the highest paid strategists. He could lead men and women into battle with the skill of a five-star general.
But he could not bear to look her in the eye while she said no. So out of fear of just that response, he went back to averting his gaze.