“Just one kiss.” Nadine held up a finger.Feeling helpless, Adrian held the back of Nadine’s head and kissed her on the forehead. After that, he let go of her and disappeared into the night without a trace, leaving Nadine standing there in a daze, touching the part of her forehead he had kissed.After a long time, Nadine looked in the direction he had disappeared and said, “I really, really, really want to have you, but I know you’re not mine… If only we met each other a little sooner…”She then heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. “But it’s okay. You may not belong to me, but I belong to you. I’ll be your woman for the rest of my life.”At the same time, Carlene was standing on the balcony upstairs, silently watching her daughter with an extremely pained expression on her face.Nadine had no idea her mother was watching her and soon returned to her room.***Adrian left the Gardner family residence at two in the morning and arrived at a nearby square, where a car had been parked
‘Before, Kayn gave me a female-looking wooden doll and said that she was going to be the next legate of Wyvern Peak.‘Now, this book that the old man wrote states that Juno is going to be Wyvern Peak’s legate in the future, codenamed White Crane.’Adrian believed in the book’s contents since the prophecy about him becoming the legate came true. However, the old man had not copied the entire prophecy. In fact, there were only bits and pieces of it.He fell into deep thought at that moment.***“What does it say, sir?” Daniel asked when he saw Adrian’s expression.Hearing this, Adrian handed the book over to Daniel, who glanced through it before finding the same line.After reading it, Daniel seemed really surprised and said, “What the… This can’t be true, can it? Is Juno Byrd going to become a legate in the future? The same Juno in your family?”Daniel was extremely shocked, especially since he knew about Adrian’s family matters.“Let me have a look.” Mya took the book and look
Adrian planned to return to his room since the sun was not up yet. Yet, the moment he entered the living room, he ran into Joanna, who was in her pajamas.Joanna bumped her head against Adrian’s chest and hissed in pain. When she looked up and saw that it was Adrian, she said, “Are you crazy? What are you doing walking around so quietly in the middle of the night?”Adrian turned the lights on and turned toward her. “I think that should be my line. What are you doing out here at five in the morning?”Joanna rolled her eyes. “That’s none of your business.”Through the corner of his eyes, Adrian saw that the fridge’s door was ajar and Joanna’s hands were behind her back.‘I see what’s happening here.’“Are you getting a snack?” Adrian asked with a smile.Feeling exposed, Joanna chose not to hide anymore. Actually, she was famished and wanted to grab something to eat.“I’m hungry because I didn’t eat last night,” she replied.Adrian thought it was funny and shook his head as he he
Samantha fell silent, thinking that Adrian was right.However, there were times when one had to be very brave before making certain decisions.Adrian was already considered to be of old age to Wyvern Peak—with all of his capabilities gradually deteriorating. What they needed was a new legate with excellent reflexes and a clear mental state to manage them.Hence, he was searching for such a person.The question was whether Juno was truly capable of becoming the legate of Wyvern Peak. Indeed, if she became the legate, she would be the first in Wyvern Peak’s history—Navia’s even.Samantha took a deep breath and said, “I support you, dear, but you’re still going to have to persuade Mother…”“I’ll talk to her about it later.”Samantha said nothing more about the matter.***Adrian gave out orders over the next few days to all of Wyvern Peak’s soldiers that were scattered across the country to be on standby.Meanwhile, he made preparations to retrieve War Legate Achelous’ corpse fr
Nadine looked at her mother and asked, “What else are you hiding from me? Am I really your daughter, for starters? Why won’t you tell me anything?”Hearing this, Carlene knew Nadine was already aware of everything. She was already prepared for Nadine to find out the truth ever since Adrian showed up.“Come and sit, Naddy. Let’s sleep together tonight.” Carlene smiled as she patted her bed.Nadine walked over but knelt by the bedside and said, “I’m no longer a child, Mother. I’m thirty now. How long are you planning on hiding the truth from me?She then asked, “That corpse in the glass coffin at Grandfather’s villa… It’s Father, isn’t it? Don’t you think it’s just ridiculous for a daughter to wet herself from the shock of seeing her father’s corpse? After all, you know that happens to me whenever I get overly anxious…”“I thought this would all be over, but War Legate Draco has found out about it in the end… You see, Naddy. I sincerely wished for history not to repeat itself. Many
Never did it once cross Nadine’s mind that the person who was responsible for her father’s death would turn out to be her very own uncle, a man she had respected.All of these revelations destroyed everything she thought she knew. Turns out, her identity was definitely not that of an ordinary person.Nadine covered her mouth, unable to put into words what she felt at that moment.‘Father’s been dead for so many years, yet he hasn’t been able to be buried properly, while Mother’s been hiding this all these years.’Nadine cried at that thought as she asked, “Mother, why didn’t you expose Uncle Chase even though you know he has done so many heinous crimes?”Carlene shook her head. “It’s no use. Nobody can do anything to him as long as he’s in charge. In fact, I was prepared to take this to my grave if War Legate Draco hadn’t shown up.”“Why didn’t you hand the Dragon Medallion over to him then?” Nadine asked.“It wasn’t time yet. I wasn’t sure what he was going to do next. If he is
At the same time, Juno was sitting on her bed downstairs, looking at her laptop screen. Her screen showed a video feed that was coming from the observatory.Juno was the one who set the cameras up in that place. She had seen Adrian heading upstairs and could not fall asleep, so she turned on the live feed in the hopes of finding out what her brother was up to.She was dumbfounded when she overheard Adrian’s conversation with Rue.‘I’m going to become the next legate of Wyvern Peak?!’***“No!”Rue was silent for a moment before rejecting Adrian’s statement.“I won’t let you take Juno down the path you’ve taken. Do you have any idea how much I feared for your life ever since I found out you’re the legate? I’ve been so afraid that my son would leave me someday. Do you even know how that feels?!”Faced with Rue’s question, Adrian replied, “I understand, but sometimes your thoughts can’t dictate what we should and shouldn’t do. We’re all grown-ups now, we should choose our own path
Adrian and Rue debated over Juno inside the observatory that night.At that moment, Juno ran to where they were, with Samantha following behind her.Just as Adrian and Rue were still locked in a heated argument, Juno suddenly said, “I’ll do it, Mother!”“What?!”Both Adrian and Rue turned toward Juno, but Rue’s expression seemed stiff.As Juno slowly walked up the observatory, Rue asked, “What nonsense are you on about, Juno? What will you do?”“Mother, I’ll go to ACMA. I’m willing to walk this path, so please let me do it.”“What?!” Rue was slightly dazed, clearly not expecting Juno to make such a decision plus with such a firm attitude.Hearing how determined she was, Rue said, “You should reconsider this, Juno. You’re about to choose a path you can never return from. It’s a literal pit of fire you’re trying to jump into! How could I possibly stand by and watch you do that?”“But I’m not afraid! I’m a grown woman now, Mother. I have my own path to choose, and I don’t intend