Azel didn't know what to say.
The words caught in his throat and he couldn't say them no matter how hard he tried.
How do you just tell someone you care about that you've been sleeping with their mother?
The very thought made his stomach churn with dread.
It wasn't just awkward… it felt like a nightmare in human form. It was too much.
"Don't worry, I'm not mad," Naelia said, waving it off with a casual flick of her hand. "To be honest, I expected it. Mom reads a lot of romance novels, and Father barely gave her the time of day, so I guessed it would happen."
Azel blinked, stunned by her calm.
He was expecting anger, maybe a slap, but her nonchalance threw him off.
Naelia wasn't thrilled too much… her tight smile betrayed that much but she couldn't entirely blame him.
Her mother, Edna, was undeniably alluring, after all she was the wife of an Emperor and so she had a charm that could catch any man she wanted… at least most of the men.
