Aleksander was happy and sad but at the same time, surprised. He was trying to wrap his head around everything that had happened so far and he finally had a conclusion. 'No wonder it was too easy for them.'
The dance had begun and he had forgotten what had happened about the cure for illness and the tonic created in this empire. Aleksander so much wanted to approach, but she was surrounded by her friends and not only that it was the first dance with the emperor. He could not carelessly approach her. It might create an issue later for either of them. He wouldn't care less however, Lucien was a lady and he needed to respect her.
'But why of all the ladies in the world it has to be you...' His head echoed. He was no longer interested in continuing the wine. The issue wasn't her being the only daughter of the Valentius but she was a consort for the emperor. He took a deep breath, exhausting his emotion out.
