CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOLucian struggled with the guilt that crept into his mind while he watched the General who effortlessly dragged the ninja to a corner of the space, sweeping the floor with her body after giving her two heavy punches on the face, which Lucian was certain was going to give her so many bruises and swelling.“Whoever is friends with Lord Ivan is an enemy of the throne! And enemies of the throne deserve to die! All of you!” General Hector said with so much anger laced in his voice, and while he was still dragging the ninja who let go of her swords while she grunted in pain, Lucian heard the sound of heavy footsteps stomping toward them, which made him then at once.“General Hector!” Lord Ivan said with so much disappointment as soon as he saw the General, whom he was told had been burnt to ashes. He turned to look at the five men standing close to him with so much anger, while they took several steps backward, afraid of what their fate could be.“Shoot him down at once! D

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURFor a moment, Lady Seraphina was convinced that General Hector was going to give her the response she desired even though she knew that he could be very stubborn. As she stood in front of him, she maintained a confident smile, hoping to hear a suitable response from him.“Go on, my love. Tell us where he is. This doesn’t have to take so much time.” Lady Seraphina got rid of the silence between her and her lover whom she had rendered speechless and heartbroken by her betrayal.“What do you want with the King?” General Hector asked with a whisper, looking at Seraphina who had suddenly become a stranger.“I want to kill him. Oh yes, I want to stab him so hard that he will bleed to death.” Seraphina said with a cold voice, unperturbed about the fact that her words shocked the General who sighed heavily before giving her a response.“I can’t tell you, Seraphina. I cannot tell you where the Emperor is. I ave sworn my allegiance to the throne, and I will continue to maint

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXJust when Lucian was about to attack Lady Seraphina amidst the rage that engulfed him, General Hector moved into the way and blocked him at once while he wedged Lady Seraphina’s blade with his sword.“I told you to leave her for me!” General Hector looked at Lucian who lifted his hands in full surrender before moving away slowly to the left corner while the General fought with his lover.Effortlessly, Lucian vanquished the mercenaries with single strikes, sending them sprawling to the ground while they bled from the spots where he stabbed or cut them.“Lord Ivan? It seems we are the only ones not fighting.” Lucian said after he had killed the last mercenary who was still struggling with his life after he gave him a cut on his neck. He realized that he was still breathing when he was done with the man before him, and when he saw him crawling toward Lord Ivan, he quickly moved to him and put him out of his misery right in front of the councilman who cringed at the sig

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTLucian turned to look at Lady Seraphina as well, and when he saw that she was on her knees, crawling toward her blade, he nodded in satisfaction before turning his gaze to the old man who seemed a bit carried away by what he saw.“Well, it seems your daughter will die by the sword of the General,” Lucian said with a smirk on his face, looking at the old man who growled at him angrily.“You lie! You lie! She is stronger than you think! She is going to rise!” Lord Ivan said with the little confidence he had left, and then he returned his gaze to his daughter who was still on the ground, trying to crawl toward her sword.“Is that fear I see in your eyes? The look on your face seems to say something entirely different from your words. A while ago, you seemed very certain that the General was no match for your daughter.” Lucian teased Lord Ivan, and then he sniggered at him, causing him to fume angrily at him.“I am going to shut you up!” The councilman threatened, and

CHAPTER-THIRTYLord Ivan realized that there was no way he could get to his daughter who desperately needed his help if he didn’t get rid of Lucian who was standing on his way. None of his attempts to maneuver his way worked as Lucian stood his ground in front of him, not ready to leave the way.While the councilman was still trying to figure out a way to handle the situation, he heard a loud grunt from his daughter which made him turn to look at her at once.“Father? Help!” Lady Seraphina pleaded with a shaky voice while she struggled to catch her breath. She was on the floor after General Hector kicked her very hard on the belly, and her face was covered with so many bruises from the punches he gave her.“You thought you were going to be higher than your master, huh? I trained you, Seraphina! I taught you everything you know, every single thing!” General Hector said angrily, and then he walked toward Seraphina and dragged her by the neck, moping the floor with her body while he drag