A New Life

"Killian waiting in his room. He paced from one corner to another. If she would come and explain to him, he would give her a chance. If Cedric was blackmailing her, he would find a way to free her. He still had a few properties in his name.

Things that did not belong to the duchy but to him. His father had brought them on his birthdays. He would claim them and leave this duchy for Cedric. The dukedom was not worth their lives.

But the only problem was… she did not come to him. He paused and looked out of the window of his room. It showed the entrance garden of his residence. And no one had entered it so far. His lips curved downwards as he leaned on the window and closed his eyes. 

"What was I even thinking? I am just a weak child and my uncle is strong and powerful now. Of course, any sane woman would choose him." his mouth filled with bitter taste as he mocked himself. But Elara… he had thought that she was different. Perhaps he was expecting too much.