Lord Maximus's POV
Melanin, was that Melanin?
“Halt!” I told the guard driving the chariot, and he stopped. I looked back and saw that their heads were still bowed. “Bring them to me,” I told a guard, who nodded and went to get them.
As I waited for her to be brought to me, I could feel my heart beating faster, and I became restless and anxious, wondering if the lady was indeed Melanin.
Within a few seconds, she was brought to me and stood before me, her head lowered to the ground.
The lady had the skin color of Melanin, but she looked more beautiful in appearance, even though I couldn't see her face and that of the little boy with her.
Curious, I came down from the chariot and fixed my gaze on the woman before me, whose head was still bowed, preventing me from seeing her face.
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