Chapter 119: With Your Blood
Tillian’s footsteps echoed through the ascending, narrow hall of the mage’s tower like the stomping of a titan. His fists were clenched with anger, his white knuckles almost bursting out of his skin.
Once again, his abrupt return to the castle was greeted with distressing news –– his wife was involved in something possibly dangerous, and once again, two castle troublemakers were accompanying her.
’It is always these two that pull her into their dangerous games. I warned them not to test my patience. A king and an old magus... sharing the brain of a newborn child! This time, they will pay through their noses.’
Ready to throw hands again, the Duke pressed his hand on the door leading to Ahspid’s bedroom but stopped at once as his wife’s voice seeped into the hall. Taking a break from his raging fit, he leaned closer and tried to listen.
Aideen’s touching speech made its way through the thick layers of Tillian’s armor and straight into his chest, making his heart tremble with admiration.
He was happy to hear her talk with such passion and resolve. Just a few months ago, the princess that arrived at his castle was nothing but a shell of a discarded person but now, she was finally turning into the glorious young woman she was supposed to be.
Free of the suffocating chains of her abusers, she was finally learning to experience all the things a normal person could.
And most importantly, she was experiencing love. And that love belonged to him. Now, he was sure of it.
Nevertheless, taking control of his soaring emotions, the man pushed the door open, entering the mage’s bedroom.