Chapter 45: The Green hats
"Let go of her, bug. I don’t want to stain my hands with your filthy blood," Aden said, his spear igniting in a brilliant golden glow.
"Oh really? But I don’t think I will," Auston replied casually, positioning himself protectively in front of Carmella.
"You really just have to test my patience, don’t you?" Aden’s grip tightened on his spear, golden energy crackling around the weapon.
"You really can’t control yourself, can you?"
A young man with green hair and emerald eyes stepped forward, his arms folded as he stared at Auston through wire-rimmed glasses.
"Ethan," Auston muttered, recognizing his former rival. Once upon a time, Ethan had been Angelica’s fiancé, but thanks to Auston’s interference—and a lot of political maneuvering—the engagement had been cancelled. Ethan suspected it was really because of Auston’s extremely high potential to enter the Arcane Legacy that the king had considered breaking off the engagement. Better to have the prodigy as an ally than an enemy, after all.
"What? How is this any of your business? She’s my friend, damn it!" Auston protested.
"Just like Isabella, Annabella, Angelica, Ashley, Cassandra, and yeah—since Azalea is no longer here, you’ll probably go after Maria next," Ethan said with a cold gaze.
"And what exactly do you mean by that?" Auston scowled, his red wine-colored eyes beginning to glow ominously.
"Really? Are you deaf? Fine, let me spell it out for you: I’m saying you’re a nasty womanizer," Ethan replied with a casual tone.
Auston’s anger reached a boiling point. Flaming spears materialized from thin air, hovering menacingly around him.