Many still noticed Lucas, but he was practically left aside while everyone talked about Kayden. The worst thing was that Lucas came from a high-ranking family, practically at the top of the empire, just below the emperor.
"Kayden!" Keiren was elated; this was the proudest moment in all the generations of his family. "You were amazing, son." No family member could relate to the patriarch with this loving version.
It was practically as if they were two different people: while he was loving with Kayden, he was a demon with all the other members of the family; not even his wife escaped the patriarch's mistreatment, which made his displays of affection something strange and out of tune for everyone.
