In the two days prior to the second stage, Serena kept close watch on Sebastian. With the borders as safe and secure as they could be, the Duke of Lightning had nothing else to do that lurk in the palace. Oh she wished Dillan would send him off again, but how could she suggest it without seeming like she wanted to get rid of the red-eyed creep.
Yes, to her he no longer was the handsome, swoon-worthy Knight she had previously thought him to be. The Butcher of Lumeria had shown her his fangs and she didn’t like it. Not one bit. No matter how many times she thought she had the right way of asking Dillan to assign his brother elsewhere, Sebastian would give her a look that spoke volumes. It spoke of threats of exposure. It spoke of retribution. Of what kind, she had no idea, which was what wa
