Daniel frowned, confusion swirling in his mind. 'What's going on? I'm the so-called Dragon Lord, and I've never made any such arrangements for Natalie.' Then it hit him – it had to be Shadow's doing.
When he left the Rulers, he'd entrusted their leadership to a woman named Shadow. A top-tier assassin, Shadow was practically a King-level expert in her own right. She must have seen how Natalie's family was mistreating him and decided to intervene.
"Natalie," Daniel asked, turning to her, his voice gentle, "what do you say?" He didn't care about anyone else's opinion. He only wanted to know what she thought, what she truly desired.
Natalie avoided his gaze, her expression flickering with uncertainty and a hint of inner turmoil. She bit her lip, seemingly wrestling with her conflicting emot
