Chapter 83: Cannot Repeat
Julius would be accessing if she is a threat and with the great signal light that was sent to the sky, the whole realm would have known that the sword is taken.
He could now deflect and say that Arioch left with the sword, and he is the evil that has to be purged. That would make a lot of his efforts easier and-
«Uh!»
He bit his tongue as he realized what he is thinking. He is thinking of doing the same thing Luke did, exactly. And he is even thinking of making Arioch the "Hero" the common people are waiting for, making Arioch win.
In their previous life, when Luke offered his help to hide the true identity of Alexandra, he welcomed his help. He needed help as he didn’t have the means to protect Alexandra and so the genuine-guy act of Luke fooled him. But he slowly started to realize that Luke is taking her achievements as his own and sucking the life out of Alexandra.
The Lukyan family name had a lot of clout for ages; still does. Now the Lukyan family is the ruling family openly, and back then it was the ruling family behind the curtains. The King was young and senseless. Whether it was on his own volition or if it was under the direction of the Queen who carried the Lukyan blood was not proven. Behind the curtains, it was Adonis Lukyan’s father who was the King.
He knew that going against Luke was impossible for he was just a Thane-ranked noble. And as he tried to expose Luke secretly, he failed each time as fate and Alexandra herself was against it. And although Alexandra could have changed that perception in just a second showing everyone that the summoned beasts are hers and not Luke’s and that she is the one carrying the sword, making her the Drovarys and the child of the Dragon King, she kept her silence in the hopes that Luke would stay true to her.
By the time he had realized that it has gone too far, Luke had already started contacting the Dark Lord.
Knowing Luke’s plans to bring down Alexandra, he got desperate. His desperation only got intensified as Alexandra didn’t understand his worries. They started fighting and their relationship started to face troubles.
In all the years he had known her, it was the first time he felt so distant from her, and that hacked his heart.
And there was this odd feeling he had towards her that made his bones melt and sigh a lot.
He didn’t have that feeling always. It started that day when he saw her bare skin. It was that day she picked up that sword. They helped each other dressing up. She was more or less the same height as him and when he was tying some ties in the back, he saw her neck. It was not the first time he has seen her body. They used to take baths together, although it was a very long time ago. He even knew she had different parts between her legs and he used to think not much about it.