My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 146

In the grand hall of the mansion.

“Leo!”

Queenie rushed in from outside, breathless. Spotting Leonard emerging from the study but without Orion in sight, she urgently asked, “Where’s Ori? Where is he?”

“What do you need him for?”

Leonard sipped his red wine leisurely, a hiss escaping his lips in appreciation.

It was a vintage treasure indeed, rich and full–bodied from just a sip, intoxicatingly so. Earlier, Xanthea had downed a whole glass and was likely to be fast asleep shortly.

Leonard had hoped to use the wine to create an opportunity for Orion tonight, but it seemed his plan had backfired.

“I need to talk to him urgently, stop asking and just tell me!”

“He just stepped out, went down the west corridor to find Xan.”

Queenie turned and dashed

went to see Xan, why are you in

desperately until she finally spotted a tall, striking figure at

“Ori.”

with joy as she called out, but it abruptly

It wasn’t just him.

struggling but unable to escape his overpowering

ferocity it seemed he

like a completely different person, crazed and

the fox dress and covered her mouth

rumors were

girlfriend. Yet, what broke Queenie’s heart

Orion had a girlfriend, it would just be a cold, arranged marriage, or a decorative vase

all, someone as naturally cold and distant as him wouldn’t really

about someone.

girl in his arms, even if forcefully, he was drowning in it, indistinguishable from any