Congratulations, Your Majesty

"Your Majesty."

Lucan slowly raised his head to Angel, who was standing just outside the large chambers that Lucan had relocated to, leaving his designated one for Adeline's bridal preparations.

"Yes?"

"Are you really going to go ahead with the marriage?"

Lucan gave a small sigh, then nodded. "Definitely. "

"But Your Majesty..."

"Angel."

"You have not been postponing the marriage because of her, Your Majesty. You have stayed unmarried this long, and even after, you have kept pushing the wedding back not just because of her but also because of you. Will you really let her force you to conquer your fears as a way to punish Claude?"

Lucan gave a slow nod. "Yes."

"Your Majesty."

"There is no question about it," he said, his voice tinted heavily with a note of finality. "Maybe tis exactly what I needed i……