Chapter 423

Lucius caught something unusual in Kieran's words. "What do you mean by letting her have peaceful days? How bad were things for her before?" Kieran gave him a helpless smile. "Some things happened, and it messed with her head a little. If you want the honest version, her emotions are kind of hovering on the edge of instability." Kieran continued, "She's holding it together for now, because there are still things she hasn't dealt with. But when that last thread snaps, no one can tell you what she'll do. Even Magnus didn't have a choice. To keep her alive, he set the binding vow and hoped you could become her final salvation." Lucius felt increasingly unsettled. "So, what exactly happened back then?" Kieran shook his head. "I don't know much. The real story is something only Val and Magnus know." Lucius pressed, "Then who are her enemies?" "She has too many enemies to count." "Is that because you don't know, or because you don't want to tell me?" Kieran flashed him a mysterious s