It did slightly surprise him, her request and that slight tint on her cheeks told him she was curious to see his face. She had never seen it, the first time they met he was wearing a mask too.
Though Zyair now hid his face from the world because of who he had been in the past. The world will never accept him, they will try to tear him down just because of his past.
He knew Skyla was different but would she want to be with a man with such a tainted past? Who had been used by so many men and women?
Would she be disappointed seeing his face? Every woman had wild fantasies about the kind of man they desired. Will his scarred face be the one she would find according to her taste?
As much as he was dying to show her his face, his heart had this fear of her reaction. For now, he was someone mysterious, once that element disappeared she might withdraw from him.
Aren't we all proud of him?