Chapter 18: Unseen Presence

Chapter 18: Unseen Presence

Lord Edmond had been there when he was summoned to the royal castle a few weeks ago to tell him about his marriage arrangements. When Rohan had angrily left the palace, as he was threatened that if he did not marry this human, he would be sent back to the asylum, Lord Edmond had ridden away in his carriage to avoid the sun, and his damn carriage had passed by him and splashed dirty mud on his clean trousers. That much insolence, Rohan could not tolerate.

There was silence at the back of the hall, apart from the soft music on the platform, before Rohan handed his glass of blood wine to the darkness, and it disappeared into it. The glass was returned to him empty.

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