Sitting on the bed, Aurelia Delensar watched as Caelum Valtaris knelt before her, fastening her shoes. Her crimson eyes flickered with contemplation.
She observed him quietly.
After witnessing Caelum effortlessly defeat Charles, a knight of the highest honor, Aurelia had come to understand the depth of his strength.
Her brother had once told her that the truly powerful often possessed traits that set them apart from ordinary people.
Aurelia decided to be more lenient with Caelum, tolerating behaviors she would normally never allow.
But the look in his eyes earlier…
Caelum’s dark, tousled hair gave him an air of submission, yet his towering frame, kneeling before her, was like a dormant volcano—silent but brimming with explosive danger.
Volcanoes inevitably erupt.
He wasn’t entirely
