Under the heiress facade

Tyler answered, "Yeah."

Hera narrowed her eyes.

"You're the Grandmaster of Astral Nova?"

He put a finger to his lips to shush her and said cryptically, "That's a dangerous question to ask. It could get us into deadly trouble."

She frowned. She knew Astral Nova was a powerful and mysterious organization, but she never thought it would be so dangerous that she would run into deadly trouble if she asked about it. Then again, Tyler might not be lying if Astral Nova was so powerful that even the four influential families would bow to it.

And to think, Hera had unknowingly flirted with death when she repeatedly attacked Astral Nova's firewall the last time.

"The organization's inner workings can be highly political at times, but you can dig up any information you want through its network within minutes. So, how about it?" Tyler probed.

He was still smiling, his gaze beguiling and full of lethal charm. With a face like his, he could make anyone say yes.

Hera stared at him and asked, "So this is the third condition?"

but Hera saw it anyway. She knew at once that he was not

her to join it. He could also be playing her for a fool and trying to trick her into giving

personal file had made him out to be. He was more than an illegitimate son who had been adopted by the Presgrave family to be trained and appointed as heir. "No, thanks. You said it yourself, I could get killed

to join such a dangerous organization? It's too

of her being weak and helpless. He had been threatened at needlepoint by her

was starting to think she

down the offer just yet. Go home and sleep

out his

number, and we'll

was about to double down on her rejection when he added, "Besides, you should have a backup plan in case Bernard has been lying to

roguish man before her. She wondered about his identity and

Tyler's phone screen dimmed from inactivity, he tapped on

days, you'll learn that Bernard has been lying to you. You're welcome to join me if that happens."

at Celestial Gardens, Bernard was reviewing the worksheet on his

that moment, Samson knocked