Chapter 160

Chapter 160

Corey let out a hearty laugh. "Good lad you've got promise."

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He clapped Caleb on the shoulder, clearly pleased, and was just about to lead him through the Lysander estate gates when a gentle, melodious voice suddenly called out behind them.

"Corey."

He turned slightly and saw Kyla, stepping gracefully out of a white plated luxury car, dressed to the nines. Just that morning, she'd been rescued from the library vault by Raven. Now, she stood poised and immaculate, as though none of it had ever happened.

The moment Corey saw her, his entire demeanor shifted-he straightened his spine and dipped into a small bow. "Kyla."

Kyla quickly stepped forward and gently took his arm. "Corey, how many times have I told you not to bother with such formalities?"

Caleb blinked, momentarily stunned. The fact that Corey-a grand general-was bowing to this woman said everything. He didn't know her full identity, but it was obvious she held serious weight.

He immediately bowed his head with deference. "Ms. Macy."

Kyla gave him a faint, polite smile. "No need to be so formal."

Then she tilted her head ever so slightly and turned her gaze toward someone standing quietly off to the side-Raven.

Corey followed her line of sight, and when he saw Raven standing there completely still, not even attempting a bow, his expression darkened. His tone snapped. "You See Ms. Macy and don't think to show respect?"

didn't move. Her gaze remained steady on Kyla, her tone calm and detached. She

idea of Kyla's status based on how Corey

were still just a lieutenant general, she wouldn't bend the knee to some noblewoman whose entire existence was

for the father Raven barely

colder by the second. He was one heartbeat away from

a soft, composed voice. "Corey, this isn't Valhalla. She's just a

without so much as a glance back and walked gracefully through the Lysander

gave Raven one last look of frosty disapproval before following Kyla inside. In his heart, he was now

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how the world worked. With emotional intelligence that low, how could she ever rise to real

came to this conclusion, Edric Lysander

Edric said warmly, "forgive me for not greeting you

curved into a polite,

half second before quickly waving his hands. "No need to address me like that, you'll

it. Instead, she got straight to the point.

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blinked. "You know

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Cassian who rescued me. If not for him, I might not be

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