"So he is the mate of a human princess?" asked the husband, who withdrew to look into the shaman's jug. A puff of smoke revealed several images behind it.
"Yes," nodded the shaman. "If you manage to strengthen the human mate for the princess, perhaps you don't need to worry about anything. Remember that the princess's old life mate is still strong and still moving."
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"Can you stop showing off like that, Bruce?" Neil suddenly snorted as he approached Bruce. He's not the type of guy who got angry easily, nor was he the type of boss who liked to scold his employees.
So when Bruce got a jolt from Neil of course he was quite surprised. His face even turned pale just because of Neil's slightly raised voice.
Cindy realized that. She then dragged Bruce away from the living room, where Lia and Neil were. Convincing the man, she said very quietly, "Lia saw you earlier. Maybe that's why…"