Chapter 162: The Untouchable Shadow
Elias blinked, momentarily surprised by how quickly he was being dismissed, but he recovered with his usual grace.
"Of course, Lady Hannah. Rest well. I look forward to our next encounter."
As soon as Elias bowed and turned to speak to a group of high ranking dukes, a flock of eager nobles immediately swarmed the Crown Prince, trying to glean any information about his conversation with the Gorthmorde heir.
Hannah took her chance to slip away, blending seamlessly into the swirling crowd of silk and velvet.
But before she could reach the sanctuary of the shadows, a tall, rigid figure intentionally blocked her path.
It was William Bennington.
The eldest Bennington brother stood with the impeccable, rigid posture expected of the family's primary heir.
Unlike the frantic, unraveled Kael, William's face was a mask of tense, conflicted urgency.
