He only had one goal in his life, and then he met
her.
Esilas knew better than most that hope was useless if you didn't have the connections of the status to back it up. The one connection her had he didn't want, and he wouldn't trust him to help him find his twin sister.
And then, a chance encounter leads to hope and emotions that Esilas thought he'd long since locked away. The moment he meets Luxahliah, an
Aster-Blood that seemed to appear out of nowhere, he feels this need to protect her where he failed to protect his own sister.
But the appearance of an
Aster-Blood leads to new dangers, and while Esilas fights with himself over his emotions for this woman, he muust alsoi fight to protect her from them.
His feelings for her are growing, but will he be able to come to terms with them before their enemy makes their move?