The purple hair bounced all the way as Noxian rushed to Xion’s side.
"Brother! Did you miss me?" Noxian grinned as he plopped on one side of Xion. Three of the four chairs were full now.
Xion’s tense shoulders loosened. "Yeah, how was your training?" He combed the curls that dangled in front of Youngster’s forehead.
"It was fine," Noxian said while subtly giving the lady a warning glance.
He simply rested his head on Xion’s shoulder, trying to keep his brother away from this woman.
Now, Xion might not be aware, but how could Noxian not know? The moment Darius allowed her to enter the castle, he was ready to fight with the Archduke.
How dare he toy with his brother like this?
It was Serena who stopped him. ’It is not something for you to meddle in. Go and learn how to fight properly. That is the only way you can truly protect him.’
He had to bite back the curse dancing on the tip of his tongue when he saw Bianca from afar. Heck, he even left the strangely silent Ray in the barracks to rush here.
But it seemed that he was still a step late. What the heck did this lady tell my brother? Should I ask?
Just then, another pair of footsteps echoed through the pathway.
The otherwise silent pavilion is awfully crowded today. Xion squinted in displeasure.
However, the moment his eyes caught the sight of the blurry figure, his entire face lit up like a 100W bulb.
He waved his hand, not caring that the duvet slid off one of his shoulders.
Bianca’s gaze also lit up when she noticed that she was actually wearing the same color of fabric!
And just like that, the temperature dropped—not because of the snow, but because of the presence that followed.
The devil himself had arrived.
The first thing Darius did after reaching them was to lean down and kiss Xion’s forehead. "So happy to see me?" he teased while carefully covering his baby properly.
While doing so, he easily forced Noxian to lift his head.
Comically, two pairs of eyes, demonic purple and bloody red, both glared at Darius with the same kind of intensity.
"What," the Archduke said slowly, "is going on here?"
"Oh, nothing really," Bianca was the first to reply. "I was mesmerized by such a beautiful coincidence."
The grin on her face didn’t sit well with Darius.
This princess had told him that she was not here to marry him. She only wanted a place to stay safely for the time being, and that she would help them in any way possible.
That was the only reason he had let her in, not to play matchmaking with his Xion.
Yeah, the Archduke had keenly noticed how Bianca’s bloody gaze was practically stitched to Xion’s blue shirt.
Then he looked down at his brown tunic and tsked.
Then, without saying another word he picked the barely eaten dessert and tapped on Xion’s lips with the spoon.
"Open up, darling." Despite knowing that Xion wasn’t good at receiving such kind of terms in public, Darius deliberately used the endearing words. "Let’s feed you now, love. Can’t have you fainting again like last time, hmm?"
Sure enough, the kitten who was super excited to see his human, suddenly widened his eyes, and the red blush crept up to his cheeks.
Did he finally accept me as his dear brother-in-law? He mused while feeding Xion another spoonful.
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