Chapter 36. Meeting Mei Shen mother - Rosalie
AT THE SAME TIME
EMEPEROR LIANWEI POINT OF VIEW:
The first thing I noticed was the change in the air. It grew heavier, charged, like the moment before a summer storm crashes down. My fingers tightened on Mei Shen’s pale hand.
"Who’s there?" I growled, my voice hoarse. "Show yourself."
And then he appeared. Zeyrith. He didn’t arrive in his usual subtle, mocking way this time. No, the god manifested in a swirling cascade of golden threads that lit up the dark room. His long coat fluttered around him as if caught in a wind that didn’t exist. His golden eyes glimmered faintly as they fixed on Mei Shen, and for the first time since I met him... I swore I saw hesitation in them.
"You..." My throat burned. "You did this to her, didn’t you? You’re trying to take her back!"
Zeyrith tilted his head, expression unreadable.
"No, emperor. I am not the one pulling her. You know very well who she whispered before slipping deeper, don’t you?"He said.
I froze, hearing it again in my head. Rosalie...
"You know who that is." I accused, my voice sharp. "Don’t you? Tell me!"I ordered.
"I know her, yes." Zeyrith admitted, stepping closer. His eyes softened, impossibly so for someone like him as he looked down at Mei Shen. "But it is not my place to tell her truths. Not yet."
"I don’t give a damn about your ’place.’" My voice broke. "If she’s in danger, I need to know. If Rosalie’s the one pulling her away-"