The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 723

If this hadn't involved Gerald's orders, even someone as playful as Averill would not joke about it. Felix had almost thought she was teasing.

"What do you mean, 'fiancée'?"

Averill seemed to anticipate his questions. "You lucky dog! Your engagement to Xena was arranged by Mr. Hoffman, Lady Nala through the Greenes, and this fiancée I just mentioned? It's arranged by your birth mother. Get it?" Felix exploded. "What the hell? Am I some kind of commodity? Everyone's just arranging marriages for me!"

Gerald was family, so that was different. But what gave the Greenes and Cordelia the right to do this?

"I don't know the details. But according to Mr. Hoffman, this fiancée of yours is seriously dangerous. He kept muttering about them sending someone. He doesn't know when they'll show up, but he wanted you to be prepared." Prepared for what? Felix refused to acknowledge any engagement except to Xena, especially after seeing how Nala would do anything for power. Thank goodness she and Yvonne had disappeared and stopped bothering him, or he would have been exhausted. "What's the second thing?"

To his surprise, Averill answered with a question, "How many Dragonspine pieces have you cultivated?"

wouldn't have grown so rapidly-probably to levels that

nodded approvingly, like a proud

left! Mr. Hoffman's second message is about the Dragonspine. After you reported the pieces you'd absorbed, he did something and discovered the remaining pieces aren't

harder to find, but at least you can sense them within

that mean Mr. Hoffman wants me

Xena, but since you've officially broken

had come to Gray City hoping to reconcile with Xena. Why

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plan was almost complete. Just a

reluctant! Well, Mr. Hoffman said if you can't collect the other four pieces within six months,

What?