Please get me out of this BL novel...I'm straight! novel Chapter 394

Chapter 394: ’Under Attack?’

BOOM!

Florian’s eyes flew open, his entire body jolting upright as the echo of an explosion rang in his ears.

"W-What... What the fuck?" he gasped, heart pounding wildly in his chest.

Disoriented and still caught between the edges of sleep and reality, he looked around his room in confusion. He’d only meant to rest for a short while—just a quick nap, after Cashew left. He’d changed into more comfortable clothes, even let himself breathe for a moment.

But that moment was shattered.

"Azure?" he called out, eyes darting toward the corners of his room. "Azure? Azure?!"

Silence.

No chirps. No rustling of tiny wings. No weight on his shoulder. Nothing.

’Where the hell is he?! He was here before I fell asleep—I’m sure of it.’

His pulse quickened.

Then—shouting.

Panicked. Desperate. Voices rising from beyond the thick palace walls, mingled with hurried footsteps and—

BOOM!

Another explosion. Closer this time. The whole room trembled.

Florian stumbled backward instinctively, his breath hitching.

"What the fuck is happening?" he muttered, fear threading into every syllable. His legs trembled as he moved toward the center of the room, eyes scanning the windows. He could see distant plumes of smoke rising from deeper within the palace grounds.

’Are we under attack?’

’Is this part of Heinz’s plan?’

’Or... the perpetrator?’

He didn’t know. And that’s what scared him.

His mind raced. Should he stay? Should he run? Should he find someone?

"Shit... What should I do...?" he whispered, gripping his arm tightly.

But then another thought struck him like a slap.

’Azure.’

Where was he? Why hadn’t he come back? ’He wouldn’t just leave me without a reason.’ 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Frantically, Florian checked on the butterflies, rushing toward the flowers in the corner of the room.

They were still there. Still fluttering.

But...

"They’re more agitated than usual," he whispered, watching them twitch and buzz around in erratic patterns, almost colliding with one another. "Then again, there were two loud explosions..."

Still. They’d never reacted like this before.

His thoughts spiraled. ’Heinz told me to stay put. If this were an emergency, wouldn’t someone come? Lucius? Lancelot? Even Cashew?’

And this wing of the palace—Heinz’s wing—was one of the most heavily guarded. It should be safe.

Right?

Florian forced himself to breathe. Deep. In and out.

’Calm down. Just stay here. Stay put. Someone will come.’

And then—

Knock. Knock.

Florian’s head whipped toward the door.

Someone was here.

His breath caught. His heart stuttered.

’Could that be Lucius? Lancelot? Maybe... Heinz?’ he thought, already moving to the door.

His hand hovered above the handle for a second. Just a second.

Then, with a sharp inhale, he opened the door.

"Alexandria...?" Florian’s voice came out softer than he intended, laced with confusion—and wariness.

There she stood, framed in the doorway like a porcelain figure, her gown slightly disheveled, her face pale but urgent. Of all the people he expected to see, she wasn’t one of them.

’Why is she here? Why her?’

"W-What happened... why are you here?" he asked, voice flat, not even trying to mask the chill in his tone. ’After everything she said earlier... now she’s here?’

’Is that why Azure isn’t here?’ Florian blinked rapidly. ’He must’ve sensed it... Maybe he went to help. But then—why didn’t he tell me?’

BOOM!

’Was I wrong about her...?’ he wondered, heart thudding. ’She seems genuinely scared. Maybe she didn’t mean what she said earlier. Maybe I just misunderstood.’

"Wait—" he started, wanting to check on them.

Florian hesitated. ’Why are they all flying away?’

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