Luna smirked. "Captain, didn’t you always complain that nobles look at you with lustful eyes? So… maybe there’s something different about Lord Aaron? Like… maybe he prefers boys?"
Thwack!
Melina knocked her on the head. "Don’t talk nonsense."
Still, a flicker of doubt crossed her mind.
If Aaron had overheard them, he might’ve jokingly invited them to stay the night just to prove his orientation.
But right now, he was too immersed in power to care.
Romance could wait. Strength came first.
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Starfall City
Duke Alaric’s Study Room
Duke Alaric sat behind his grand oak desk, his gaze cold and sharp. He looked at the man kneeling before him.
"Why have you come to see me now?" he asked, his tone laced with frost.
It was clear, this was not a meeting of equals. The power dynamic w
