"You still want me even when the situation would be out of control?" Senja could feel her own voice shaking in her attempt to hide her newfound feelings.
"I still want you even if it is the last thing I could ask for." Xiao Tianyao looked at her with a soft smile on his lips.
Even so, his eyes were serious. But Senja liked how it was. She could feel the way he looked at her was different from how he looked at everyone else and it made her feel content even as she felt a zillion butterflies in her stomach.
At the same time, she remembered her grandfather telling her about this man, what he had done many years ago. Xiao Tianyao had even given up his military power for the sake of his late wife because the Emperor had a different view about Luna.
She remembered Xiao Jun's warning too, in the restaurant, not too long ago. What he had said about his brother's grit and determination when it came to matters of the heart.
But…
