strictlysupreme Chapter 246:
Chapter 246:
Chapter 246: "Kiss me."The moment Lucian left the courtroom, he went in
Smirking at Rylan, Lucian reached out his hand and grabbed his wife by the waist. Right before Rylan’s eyes, he crushed his lips against hers in a brief, breathtaking kiss before he released her and looked at his brother-in-law. "She is my wife, if you are forgetting. If anyone feels uncomfortable watching us kiss, they can look away. Nobody’s keeping their head in our direction, right, love?" He turned to his wife, who looked like a cute red-faced kitten beside him.
Since when did her husband become this bold? It almost seemed like they’d exchanged beliefs, and he was the one from the future. Ave turned to Rylan and noticed the concern on his lips twitching as if he was holding back a smile.
"What did you discuss with the king?" Rylan questioned, all of a sudden changing the topic at hand, and Ave found herself sighing in relief at the fact that the two men she cared about weren’t about to fight again. She also became curious about what Lucian had discussed with the royal court members.
Still holding his wife to him, Lucian replied, "I gave them until evening to decide on a course of action. It’s either they stand by me or against me."
"What if they choose to go against you? I mean, what if they tell the Empress about us being here?" Ave questioned worriedly as she looked up to meet her husband’s calm eyes.
"They wouldn’t," Rylan said, his tone steady and assured. "The were-people and the night creatures have been sworn enemies for centuries. It is a hatred rooted in survival—long ago, the night creatures sought to destroy the last of the wolf-blooded, believing their extinction would solidify their claim as the most powerful beings on earth. That rivalry has never faded, not even now. No matter how much the Nazia may dislike Lucian, they would never align themselves with the night creatures. To betray one of their own to such an enemy would go against everything their kind stands for."
"So now we just have to wait and hear what they decide," Ave muttered, slightly assured that no matter what, the people here wouldn’t join forces with the Empress to get to her husband. "What if they choose to go against you?" she asked Lucian.
"They wouldn’t," he said with certainty and assurance in his voice. "Don’t let yourself worry too much about what they decide. Let them be the ones to be uneasy, not you, my love." He caressed her cheeks tenderly, and when the worry lines didn’t fall away from her brows, he grinned as his eyes brightened.
"I heard from Zane you are good in archery. I’d like you to show me how good you are!" Lucian said as he turned to order someone to bring him a bow and arrow.
Ave knew he was trying to distract her thoughts from worrying about the unknown. She would have told him to let her worry, but then she would also like him to see her skills with an arrow. She had never had anyone she loved cheering her on for the big and small achievements she made in the modern world, and now that she had her husband and brother with her and in-laws, she felt she’d like to show them just how good she was and see if they’d be proud of a skill she mastered through hard work and sweat.
"Get the bow and arrow!" she said cheerfully, unable to hide her excitement.