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(Alexander POV)
I did the right thing by letting him go.
Yes, I did the right thing. If I hadn't let him go... If I didn't— he'd have been consumed, and shackled by this man.
Jayad, and the rest of the elders have all been in a frenzy ever since Charles left.
The loss of a special talent like Charles was too much for the old heads to bear.
But I'm pretty sure Jina, my second wife— felt relieved. She'd definitely started plotting to make her son— James, my last son before Charles, the Patriarch.
Ah, the Flameworth family tension. Always have to sleep with one eye open.
I think they even tried tracking Charles, but... I thank the stars that his maid— Jennette, seemed to have adequate trail-covering skills, so no matter how much they searched they couldn't find him.
Now I've had to endure countless visits by people who always come to find out the whereabouts of Charles. Something that even I don't know.
