“Ember will dare not try that. I am sure she loves you now,” Rho answered firmly. “She knows how fearsome you are, and she will have definitely kill her feelings for him.”

“Ember thinks I am all loving and gentle. I only showed her that side, which contradicts the dark stories she’s heard about me,” I declared coldly. “So in truth, she doesn’t fear me as much as the rest of you do… She doesn’t see me as ruthless, as someone capable of cruelty without hesitation.”

Rho exhaled sharply.

“You’re right… she’s never witnessed that other side of you firsthand. But then, how in the moon’s name could she still...