ALPHA'S ENDLESS REGRET: After The Barren Luna's Leave novel Chapter 123

Judging by how his eyes seemed to flicker to mine every now and then, I could tell how he actually felt deep down.

From a distance, I could see a man making his way towards us. As he got closer, I could recognize the familiar look of his face.

"Halven." I called out excitedly.

He exuded an understated elegance that spoke volumes without him having to try. He wore a fitted cream cashmere sweater. Underneath, the collar of a crisp white shirt peeked out, casually unbuttoned at the neck.

He had on some slim, fitted trousers in a complementary shade with some leathery loafers to pair.

His gaze flickered through all of us. The whole group was tired after a long days' ride. He turned back to me, a look of annoyance in his eyes as he went back to them.

"You made my sister exhausted all for this trip." He scoffed.

"We didn't put her through any stress." Askhan tried to argue.

"And yet I didn't ask you a thing." My brother retorted.

"I wanted to go, Halven. Don't say that." I tried to hold back my laugh.

"That doesn't matter. I don't like the fact that they've made my sister so tired."

"What are you doing here?" I asked him, unable to hide the surprise in my voice.

Halven turned back to me, a small smile resting on his lips as he gently stroked my head. "The rest of them couldn't leave their posts. I had to do the most splendid deed of accompanying my sister."

"Don't you have anything to do?" I asked.

The smile never left his face as he spoke. ‘Have you forgotten what I do?"

A thought occurred to me that Halven was an arms dealer. I still remembered how he'd dropped a missile to celebrate my homecoming on the day he came home.

"That explains it." I turned back to him, unable to hold back the smile resting on my face.

He sent a nod of acknowledgment to Arthur. The Elder nodded in reply, a calm look on his face.

"Let's head in." Halven said to me.

He led us into the castle, Askhan keeping pace with him. It was taking a lot to hold back the laugh that was playing at my lips.

Flags bearing the royal family crest fluttered from their peaks. They all looked incredibly vibrant against the muted stone.

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