And well, Lior was truly impressed, but not in the way Daemar had hoped or envisioned. Daemar had expected Lior to be so blown away by his generosity that he'd throw himself into his arms and agree to be with him immediately. But instead, Lior's reaction was… underwhelming. That bothered him more than he liked to admit.
Silas, who had been watching the entire thing unfold, couldn't hide his confusion any longer.
"Why are you even doing this?" he asked, his tone edged with disbelief. "I thought you never cared about marriage or the likes of it. You always said you weren't the type."
"Well," Daemar responded dryly, eyes distant, "I'm just following a message. A warning, actually. I heard that I'm destined to kill someone. And that person… well, they'll come back to ruin me if I don't stop them now. So, I'm stopping them the only way I know how."
