Chapter 223

(Eden’s Pov)

As soon as Eros stormed out of the dining room, I stood up and followed after him.

We left a heavy silence behind us.

Eros was fast. One minute he was right in front of me, and the next he wasn’t.

“Eros!” I called after him, but I got no response. I followed the hallway until I got to the front door and pushed it open.

The moon shone high in the sky, but Eros was nowhere to be found. I walked around, hoping to see him.

And I finally did.

I stopped moving for a moment and slowed my breath. The evening air calmly washed over me. I smelled the scent of flowers that lingered in the air, and I immediately assumed a garden must be around somewhere

But none of this could take away the grief that hung in the air.

I looked at Eros. He was seated on a bench beneath a large tree, staring into space. His posture was stiff, almost unmoving.

I could easily mistake him for a statue 1

if I didn’t know better.

As if he sensed me, Eros looked my way then looked away again.

In that moment, something struck me.

A

The air around me suddenly felt familiar. It was like I had seen this place before.

The second realm.

I looked around, and everything began to fall into place.

not notice this in

just like the mansion in the second realm, the hybrid kingdom that Eros ruled over. The only major difference was the water fountain in the

My heart skipped.

How was this possible?

to be like the one in the second realm?” I heard

That wasn’t a question I had an

patched, and I swallowed saliva to soothe it. I suddenly felt

to the rooms, everything looked familiar. I must have been too distracted by Eros’s anger, my dream, and even Cheryl

this mean something more

my thoughts from going too far.

Eros needed me.

1/3

Chapter 223

and got closer to him. When I reached him, 1 paused for a bit, unsure about what to do or how to approach him. He

was hurt. I could

never had a healthy relationship with his

you

brother all along who wants to take what you’ve worked

“Eros,” I said softly.

to me again, and

pain written in it, and a helplessness I wasn’t sure I could

his hand in mine,

and squeezed my

were interlinked before he replied, “I don’t know what else to

a bad job at it, but now… I

can do it.” I smiled.

will last for years to

aback for a moment; I didn’t know Eros had grown much more passionate about the kingship. I knew he wanted

Eros to rest his head

shoulders.

I imagined.” Eros continued, “And there is

my head sideways. “What

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255