Chapter 142: The Pellucid River Part 1

Two lone figures were sipping wine and strolling hand in hand, taking in the breathtaking moonlight and the twinkling distant stars.

Leah could not have been happier, especially, to her delight: there were no bodyguards. For her, it was the most romantic setting she had ever known. Faraway from the thousands still partying, who were either too drunk to know about the excitement of the evening’s earlier situation or who had thought the bright dazzling light in the sky was the result of consuming too many party drugs or the Gods were living it up thanks to the new alliance that night. She did not give a toss if anyone saw her and Kalvich displaying romantic affections, which was of course, at odds in this strictly disciplined, complex and masculine dominated world. Obviously he had realized he was ready, wanted a little privacy and, well, she was not going to say no!