Chapter 97: A Moonlight Brawl

At this moment, she accepted that her feelings for him were more than just being a squire, and she began enjoying her time with him.

Even though they had only known each other a short time and barely did anything together, it was as if she had known him since childhood, a connection deeper than she understood.

However, the uninvited guests ruined that warm atmosphere.

"You filthy dog!"

"How dare you kiss our princess like that!"

"I'm going to kill that dog and his family!" Maximilian shouted in anger and was the first to act, but he didn't dare attack Nikolai without ensuring no guards were watching. Thus, he sent the servants and thralls. "Get him!"

However, Nikolai didn't seem to care, his black eyes peeking at the three thralls rushing towards him—he could feel the soft hand of Selene grasp his before he gave her a wink.