Chapter 12 --12 Stay cautious
"You did well today," The prince commented as soon as he entered his room, and Elliana turned to look at him with a perplexed smile.
Was he really saying she did a good job with the family?
This was the first genuine compliment she received from him. Elliana felt her heart skip a beat when she stared at his eyes for too long and averted her gaze quietly.
"I am glad," she spoke in her honey-sweet voice, and Sebastian looked at her one more time before entering the bathroom to have a long relaxing bath and change into his casual clothes.
After having a heated discussion with his grandpa, he doesn’t feel like visiting the market to check the reports with the rogues.
As Sebastian took off his mask and placed it on the counter, he looked at his face before sighing and walking to the bathtub.
In honesty, he hadn’t expected Elliana to be so docile and do exactly what he said. Maybe if she stayed like this, living with her might not be a tough task. Sebastian closed his eyes, his mind clouded with all the things his grandpa said to him.
So the old man indeed did this deliberately. If he thinks a human bride will stop him from fighting Stephano for the throne, he doesn’t know how wrong he is. Sebastian smirked.
His father, Leonardo, was also the youngest son. But with his grip over the kingdom and strategic practices of winning the favor of the subjects in the vampire kingdom, he took over the throne, breaking all the hierarchical rules. And Sebastian intended to maintain the example his father set.
He also needs to find out more about what the council is planning. Those maps displayed on the large screen of the conference room that his agent recorded and got his hands on by almost risking his life weren’t the normal maps of the state or even country. Those pointers and those red marks had some significance, and he needs to find out about it soon before making his next step.
Meanwhile, Elliana walked downstairs with a book hidden between her hands, not having anything to do.