Chapter 37

As soon as I arrived back at the castle, the first person I searched for was Ryder. There was a mountain of information to relay to him, including that I had been captured, that they had discovered who I was, and that I had unexpectedly gotten married. I was curious at the severity of his response to it.

"Good noon." When Atlas's mother saw us enter the dining room, she welcomed us with a pleasant grin and greeted us with her son's name. Atlas was the one who dragged me here against my will to eat lunch with them.

"Mom. Dad. Please allow me to introduce you to your son in law, Xanthan's Queen. Once more, Atlas wore a broad grin on his face.

My nose flared up as I carefully observed the expressions on his parent's faces. They were in the middle of eating the fish curry when they heard what he had to say. As a result, the spoons crashed to the table, and their mouths gaped open. To tell you the truth, being shocked was a perfectly natural and reasonable response to the situation. Even i