Old Allies

[LAURENT’s Point-of-View]

I followed the Emperor… no. Aster went to his study room. After witnessing how he hit lady Eodelle mercilessly with a round stick that indeed left a severe injury on her small back. I couldn’t control my anger. My whole body is trembling but I have to refrain and remind myself of the differences in our power. He is no longer the desperate man who used to negotiate with me. He is the Emperor of this land. At first, I was so proud of how far he got from being just a low merchant, turning into an Alpha of a pack, and then into this cruel ruler who hurts a small lady just to please his subjects.

“I can’t believe you hurt her like that, Aster! I thought that you care a lot for lady Eodelle!” I hissed at him between my gritted teeth as I watched him sit down on his chair and run his fingers through his hair. I hate that he even had the right to look upset right now when it was all his fault. He was the Emperor. No matter what his subjects wanted he still had the po