A

h rang thro

the noise come from? What was the source and

causing the blade that had been suspending over the te

ocus off the girl, even if it was just temporarily. Maria could work with that. Hopefu

still take place, Maria wouldn

e that she cou

n to cause a nuisance when Ariti was having one of his sessions. At least not anywhere near the co

boding bloomed in Maria's left breast. Somehow, deep down, she knew

ing wa

, she saw the soldiers-who, just a second ago, had been leering at the teenage girl on t

she knew that they were definite

adn't been

meone was coming into the courtroom. The size and build confirmed that

ng to meet an untimely death for t

the three windows in the courtroom, Maria's jaw dropped. Had she not been wearing a glamour,

is eyes or even a tremor in his frame, was easily the most good

light, he seemed almost imposing. He was well over six and a half feet, nearing seven feet and even with her gl

s baby

e at him until one of the soldiers cleared his throat, subtly letting her

o could blame her for forgetting herself wh

black hair, piercing green eyes that reminded her of the fresh green of leaves in the spring, a straight roman nose that

ng at him, she almost let her mental block slip down. No matter how gorgeous he

is perch on the chair in the room, leaning forward. The sol

ike he had better things to be doing with his time. As if he hadn't just

e guards without any of them stopping him? Was

because Maria knew w=every single person that worked in the palace. Not by choic

t. Sure, they were built, but they definitely weren't as

u get past

e was there. The dismissive gaze he gave her was enough to

t where the guards were usually stationed. "Not that I give a fuck either way,

be detected. She wasn't sure what he was yet, hence, she didn't know if he could sme

e supposed

en that had protected them in as long as she could remember-like they were

ng. Maybe he had tr

voice was rife with anger.

erything with wide eyes fro

was nothing short of sensual, sauntered over to Ariti. The so

orcerer? W

it hard to look away from him too. She had seen a lot of handsome men, had eve

ill. The face

y created a path for him. That action proved that he w

d known, h

ok away. It was the way he acted like he wasn't in a room filled with danger, a room that promised d

with danger. F

't even in a hurry to see how things would end. Sh

she wasn't the

him with an easy expression. "You're probably used to asking all the questions

just as entertained as Maria was.

sations through Maria that she definitely had no presence feeli

eact to that question. Anything that woul

s he a

er name, but didn't know what she looked like was not strange. However, the

s eyes her way, indirectly a

ked a brow. His look, g

so much disdain, like he thought her so benea

. The soldier was goin

nished into thin air and reappeared in front of Maria. Before she could recover

loth to her face. The odour from the cloth was so potent, she couldn't fi

, "My second question is, how

ime for her to see a dagger pierce int

ce twisting in pain as he howled, cra

ld turn