Chapter 460: A Dangerous Suspicion (I)
Eric clenched his fists; the anger had consumed him. His lips, already busted and swollen from previous injuries, only added to the intensity of his anger.
Drystan’s eyes were also fixed on the healer, along with the others. They were all determined to uncover the long-kept secret.
Rafe closed his eyes, caught in a storm of emotions. He realised he could no longer disclose the matter, not just because the knights were pressuring him but because he, too, wanted to resolve this matter to save Anna and Kiev. Both of them were dear to him.
"Because she’s not his soulmate!" the healer finally revealed, his voice heavy with sorrow as he glanced at the unconscious grand duke lying on the bed.
"His Highness is bound by magic with the Ro’an Princess, born on Semeta Island. It’s a powerful spell cast by her mother, daughter of Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Regina, that restrained him from loving any woman nor having an heir with others than her child, a new Princess of Ro’an."
Shock swept across the faces of the knights as they processed the revelation.
"What? Magic? Princess of Ro’an?" Noah asked, wide-eyed in amazement.
"This can’t be true! His Highness the Grand Duke is in love with Lady Raychard!" said Drystan confidently.
"I believe the same too! It’s so obvious that he loves her!" Damon added.
Feeling the weight of their expectations, Rafe replied, "I know. I also feel the same way. But whenever I asked His Highness the Grand Duke, he insisted he wasn’t in love with her. He said he only cared for Lady Raychard because she was his responsibility. The magic must have caused it."
"That’s absurd!" Eric exclaimed. "He can deny it all he wants, but he can’t deceive me! I know when a man is in love, and he is definitely head over heels for our lady!"