Zaroth may have entered Elysia's mansion before, but it was much different now.
Before, he had done so because he was going to receive help from her for the tournant.
But now, that was no longer the case; this ti, he had co for sothing else.
"Follow ,"
Zaroth nodded as he began to walk behind her.
As she began to ascend the stairs, Zaroth realized that this was the first ti he was heading to the upper floor of her ho.
"Wow," he couldn't help but mutter; the next floor was even more impressive than the last.
Not only that, but it was spotless. And nobody was here.
Didn't Elysia have servants that kept all of this clean, or did she sohow clean it herself?
A mont later, Zaroth rembered that it was night, so there were probably servants sowhere, just not at this hour.
Elysia stopped before a door as she furrowed her eyebrows.
It seed that she was thinking about sothing.
"Now that I rember, the office here is under renovation, so I guess we have to use another room," she spoke as she went to enter another room.
Opening it without hesitating, she entered.
Once Zaroth did as well, his eyes narrowed.
Was this the room?!
This was no office; this was a bedroom!
He threw a quick glance at her.
Was he now in Elysia's bedroom?!
He hadn't even said what he wished for; sure, she could tell when sobody lied, but could she read minds or sothing?!
Luna was about to mock him since his intent was that clear, but she didn't comnt.
"You can sit," Elysia said, pointing to the table with two chairs.
Zaroth nodded as he sat down.
Elysia quietly walked to the alcohol counter and got a whiskey.
She placed two cups on the table, filling them to the brim.
As soon as she sat across from him, she picked up her cup and took a sip.
Zaroth decided to mimic her actions as well, so he took it and brought the cup to his mouth.
As soon as he did, he was reminded of the alcohol that Ronan liked to drink.
This was strong, just like Ronan's favorite drink!
Elysia wasn't pulling any punches!
Both of them put the cups back on the table; Zaroth's cup was half full.
Elysia's was empty.
Without saying anything, she poured more.
After which, she gazed at Zaroth.
A few seconds of complete silence passed.
"Congratulations," Elysia spoke as a genuine smile appeared on her face.
"I might have expected that outco, but still, you managed to beat everyone in the empire and won the tournant, making you a champion."
"That way, David lost, and in doing so, you've single-handedly weakened the emperor's plans."
"Was this truly that significant?" Zaroth asked with uncertainty.
"It actually is. Now that the family heads are here, they are beginning to put pressure on him.
"At the sa ti, I'm gathering more intel against the emperor. I intend to reveal it at the ball, where you're also invited. This will be the final blow, and with the support of the family heads, the emperor will be finished."
Zaroth noticed that she sounded tired.
'She must be under a lot of work, especially now that the end is coming.'
She was so stressed.
So much pressure.
So much work…
And yet, she had made ti for him.
Zaroth smiled. "I am happy that I was useful."
A few seconds in silence passed.
Elysia broke the silence first.
"So, for the wish I have promised you… what do you want?"
Zaroth moved his gaze from the cup as he looked into Elysia's eyes.
They were dark; once you looked into them, it was as if you were staring into death itself.
Just from the sight, it beca clear how dangerous and powerful Elysia truly was.
"You." Zaroth answered without averting his gaze.
Elysia took another shot. Then she smiled. "I am so powerful. I can grant you so many things, so much wealth, almost anything you want."
"And knowing all that, you still just want to sleep with , effectively wasting your wish?"
"Yes, and it's not a waste," Zaroth answered, unfazed.
"But," he added.
"I would never force you or anyone else into doing sothing like that against their will. Even if it were a wish, there are so things I am against—things I will not do."
Elysia raised an eyebrow. "What are you trying to say?"
"It's not that I just want it; you want as well," Zaroth seed quite confident in his assessnt.
"And why would that be?" Elysia asked.
"From the very beginning, you manipulated into joining the tournant under the pretext that you would grant one of my wishes. You started acting in a way that you knew would make find you irresistible."
"But at so point, you realized there was no point in continuing. I was too deep. You could have stopped right then and there, and I would have still won the tournant."
"Yet you didn't. Not only did you not stop, you advanced. The date, the gifts, the training, everything you did to make more and more attracted to you, making sure that I would want you."
"When I asked if we could discuss the wish at your ho, you didn't object, nor did you seem bothered that I wanted to be there at night and not during the day. Even now, you could have chosen any other room for this conversation. Yet, you chose this one."
"Your bedroom"
"It's not just that I want you, but you want as well."
A hint of spark appeared in Zaroth's eyes.
"Yet you know that this is wrong to so extent. Both of us are adults, but you are technically my teacher and the principal of the academy I study at, so isn't that wrong? To avoid feeling guilty, you try to make it seem like you have no choice but to sleep with ."
Zaroth leaned forward in the chair.
"When in fact, you want just as much as I want you."
Silence.
Elysia was silently studying Zaroth.
The man had changed so much over the course of more than half a year.
Before, he seed weak, not certain of himself.
Now, he appeared more confident, even a bit cocky, but there was no denying how powerful and self-assured he had beco.
"Zaroth," Elysia spoke, her voice didn't carry her usual coldness.
"What made you fall for ? When so many people are terrified of because of my power, what do you see in ?"
Zaroth's eyes shined even greener as he looked into her eyes.
"Exactly because of your power, I desire you. The danger you pose doesn't frighten —instead, it draws closer."
Elysia closed her eyes for a minute. She was making a significant choice.
After she opened her eyes, she saw the ti.
"I am free until nine o'clock, after that, I will have more work to do."
Zaroth's eyes narrowed even more.
"Th-"
Before he could finish, Elysia stood up.
"Give ten minutes; I'll take a shower," she said, heading into the bathroom in her room.
A second later, Zaroth heard the shower turn on.
His heart was beating incredibly fast.
This mont had felt so distant in the future that he doubted he would ever reach it.
After about ten minutes, the door of the bathroom opened.
As Zaroth shifted his gaze to the open door, his heart seed to stop at the sight.
But tonight, one of Zaroth's desires was going to be fulfilled!
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