To The Eternal Knight (2 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 121

The eyes meeting mine were as black as pitch. The moment I felt a sharp aura flash within that seemingly empty darkness, the flow of the air changed.

Edward tensed his body as the heightened sensitivity honed in Valer territory flared up. A subtle tension stretched tautly between them. The overwhelming pressure felt as though it would devour him the instant he showed even the slightest opening.

But Alejandro Rosa began to smile slowly.

His eyes, sweetly upturned at the corners, and his radiant beauty—blossoming like a fully opened flower—pulled every gaze toward him. Someone’s sharp intake of breath echoed loudly enough for all to hear.

As if not of this world, the eerily enchanting man stared fixedly at Edward before slowly lowering his head.

Yet bowing his head did not diminish his fierce intensity. Edward watched Count Rosa’s face with calm eyes as the man offered a silent bow.

It was then—through strands of tousled black hair—that a sharp glint in his eyes summoned a chilling tension.

“Of course I’m pleased. How could I not be, when Your Highness went so far as to deliver the news personally?”

It was nonsense. He answered arbitrarily, fully aware that Edward’s mention of “the count” referred to Nerea.

At that smooth reply, Edward merely exhaled a heavy breath instead of saying anything further.

The tempestuous look in his eyes had settled completely, feigning docility—but Edward had already been fooled by those calm, dark eyes far too many times.

Those eyes brimming with longing, as if making some desperate confession; that fervent smile always lingering at the edge of his lips—

Anyone, no matter how dull-witted, would instantly understand the feelings Alejandro Rosa held for Nerea Esteban upon seeing it.

No—even without seeing it, someone with half a sense would have picked up on the strange current flowing between them, just as Count Illautzer had hinted to him moments ago.

“Your Highness, I’ve been considering hosting a banquet for our house soon. Might you consider attending as Count Esteban’s official partner?”

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