Hundreds of thoughts raced through Gael's mind as he stared at Haylee's eyes. This kind of scenario never crossed his mind when he decided to approach her.
Initially, Gael wanted to coax Haylee into delaying the emperor's visit to the Regis Estate. He came to this decision after the emperor hinted at his plan to marry off the princess to the very person he wanted to get his hands on, Kyran Regis.
At first, Gael had thought of telling the emperor the truth about Kyran's forbidden magic and how the whole Regis clan hid the fact. However, he immediately rejected the notion because it would lead to many complications. For one thing, the emperor would question Gael's reason for withholding the information until then.
