Nikolai left Siena kneeling in the open cell. She could leave when she felt like it.
Her trembling form had already faded from his mind as his thoughts had long since shifted to someone far more interesting.
Xion Vaelis. A bastard who was far more talented than the entire Marquis family including their ancestors.
Not just that. Xion was so, so beautiful!
He really wanted to put Xion on the stage and draw him! But it was not just that.
Nikolai wanted to keep Xion closer where he could look at him whenever he wished.
A smirk curled on his lips. Doll did not seem like the type to be swayed by riches. If that were the case, Darius would have already been the favored one.
The archduke had wealth, power, and the status to provide anything a person could desire.
Yet, despite everything, Xion remained out of reach.