Max's POV

I trudged behind my father as we walked back to his private meeting room, slightly apprehensive about what was going to happen next.

He had been in a bad mood since hearing that my glowings had to do with Sammie. It was so severe that after some time with the Priestess, he suddenly announced that he didn't believe her since she was only assuming.

She had gotten slightly annoyed at that point but still subjected me to some rituals to confirm her speculations. Apparently, my linkage with Sammie was even worse than she had presumed.

My chi's line of force was extremely thin as if about to break...