Side Story 5: Her Reputation (5)
Ever since that day, Nox found himself caught up in a whirlwind of emotions he’d never known before.
He eagerly anticipated seeing Adrianne again, and an inexplicable anger welled up within him whenever he noticed other men looking at her with the same expression he had that day.
He also began to grasp the sentiments behind songs and poems that spoke of the willingness to die for love, which he’d never been able to do in the past.
The things he’d once dismissed as nonsense had now revealed themselves as masterpieces that pierced right through the human heart.
Romantic relationships had never been a serious consideration for him. His youth had been dedicated to rebuilding his fallen household, and while he had always been at ease around women, he had never experienced such feelings of love before.
Moreover, while he understood the concept of marriage, he didn’t entirely grasp the true value of dating.
