Chapter 32 She Is Unique

Silas' POV Everything was calm until I pushed open the palace doors and walked inside. Ivan instinctively glanced behind me. Only after confirming no one else was there did he speak in surprise. "Didn't you go out tonight to—" I stared at him coldly and warned, "Enough. Don't forget your place, Ivan. You have no right to know about all my personal arrangements." He froze, clearly startled by my unprovoked anger. Still, he said nothing. He merely lowered his head and responded submissively, "I'm sorry, my lord." Seeing Ivan like that only made my irritation worse. This had nothing to do with him. He was only showing concern, as he always did. I knew perfectly well that he had done nothing wrong. The real reason was simple—I didn't want to hear Aurora's name. Because of her, I had already done far too many things tonight that I could not explain. I desperately wanted to drive her out of my mind. "Don't disturb me unless it is something urgent," I instructed. I couldn't tell Iv