Chapter 183: I’ll flirt with him wherever I please
"Fiona approved of it." Lucian said, his orange gaze flickering from Vespertine and Cass. Cass was sure he looked as shocked as Vespertine did. Like they had been caught doing something naughty.
They hadn’t, but he certainly felt like he was in trouble.
"She what?" Vespertine whispered and Lucian waved a hand dismissively.
"She approved of it the moment she told me to bite him. Whether she knew about it in the moment or not, that was a choice she made. We cleared things up after and I made it clear to her that whatever flimsy bond I had with her through human marriage was never going to be as important as the bond I share with Cassian. I will continue to show her respect, but even if our bond gets broken, Cassian will still be held on a higher pedestal than her." Lucian said, making it very clear to both Vespertine and Cass where Cass stood.
Cass hadn’t really believed him up until this point, but that was...that was a very clear statement of intent. Cass felt Lucian’s gaze on him and it was scorching.
"Holy shit. Don’t you care about the fact that Cassian is a man?" Vespertine asked. No judgement, just genuine curiousity.
"No. Not at all. We aren’t taught to care about that at all. Gender is meaningless when it comes to bonds. We could foster children if we wanted any, and it also works out better if the couple is same sex. Means you are less likely to fight your children to death later down the line." Lucian said with such authority that Cass wondered if he’d done it himself.
"Have you had children before?" Vespertine asked and Cass was glad that his thoughts were following the same pattern Cass’ were. Lucian looked offended.
"Do I look like a monster to you? Never have children outside of a bond. Too messy. Anyone who does is a low life because they are more likely to try and shirk off responsibility. I would never be so careless." Lucian huffed, his hands clenching as he remained squatted down, speaking to them. Cass swallowed.
"You can’t say that you’re a virgin, right?" Cass couldn’t believe the words were coming from his mouth and Vespertine let out a soft gasp while Lucian turned his gaze to him. Cass avoided his gaze, could already feel his face heating without even meeting it. Damn it. This was embarrassing. He shouldn’t have asked.
"Cass, look at me." Lucian ordered and Cass felt his lips scrunch up. He didn’t want to. He was pretty sure he already knew what kind of look he was going to encounter if he raised his gaze.