Julian harbored the same level of excitement in this moment as a child on Christmas morning. But in place of opening a gift that had been under the tree for weeks, he was looking forward to unveiling the woman eager for her own unwrapping. He smirked at the thought as he escorted Lilianna through the single door of the inn, while being followed by a handful of guards left by Milton. Clenching his jaw as he struggled to keep his hands to himself as he had stood so close to the woman that intoxicated him so completely, Julian supplied an alias to the newly married woman, before finding himself separated from her.
"We'll take it from here..." a large guard spoke before taking Lilianna's arm and leading her away from Julian.
"Milton-Mister Duke asked that I remain with her...I do not want
