Caelum Valtaris was silent.
From the moment Aurelia Delensar had erupted into tears, her cries sharp and piercing, to the moment she had exhausted herself and was left quietly sobbing, he had remained silent.
It was as if he had lost the ability to speak.
A faint sense of helplessness coiled around his heart like a vine, cutting it into irreparable pieces.
Caelum thought numbly: I am the source of all her pain.
She cried so bitterly.
Her sorrow made his own heart ache.
He wanted to lay the world’s most beautiful treasures at her feet, just to see her smile again.
Should he set her free?
For the first time, the cold, ruthless beast within him hesitated.
…No, he couldn’t do it.
Caelum made his decision with icy resolve.
Even if she cried, she would stay by his side.
The crown pr
