Eventually, he slept off after pacing about for a long time, racking his head about a ring. He even checked the size of Isolde’s finger several times and made sure he memorized it.
As the sun rose, Isolde’s eyes slowly opened. The reflection of Godfrey sleeping on the sofa appeared in her eyes.
She carried him, laid him on the bed, sat on the edge and brushed his hair aside.
Godfrey’s looks had barely changed, it just grew sharper as he got older. He relied on his innate looks, which were handsome by normal standards, but nothing compared to Percival, Snow and the likes of Jon who enhanced his looks.
Yet, she could stare at this face all day and not get bored, fantasizing about him.
To Isolde, Godfrey was the most perfect man; when he smiled, it was like the clouds parting, revealing the bright, warm rays of the sun.
And his blue eyes, gleaming like the sparkling surface of a tranquil ocean, always stirred her heart. That was the reason she usually brushed his hair aside to reveal his eyes.
Those charming eyes were usually hidden behind his Black-Out eyes lately but luckily those eyes came back when they were together.
’Come to think of it, we haven’t gone on a proper date.’ Isolde caressed his chest with extra care so he would not wake up because of her touch.
She was already fantasizing about seeing him in trunks on a beach.
’We’ve been indoors for a while. I haven’t spoken to my parents for a while and I don’t want to go alone. Will he come with me? I did pick a fight with him last time he was about to go there.’
She bit her lower lip.
***
A red haired man stood before a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, watching the bustling Dragon City in Pendragon Island.
He had a clean-shaven chin, wore a white shirt, brown pants and a pair of shoes. His jacket was on the bed.
One hand was tucked into his pocket, the other rubbed his chin. This man was Michael Pendragon, Arthur Pendragon’s cousin who managed the family’s affairs in the Eastern Region and beyond.
The Pendragon family had two parties, the Whites and Arthur Pendragon’s side, the Blacks.
The Whites were distant cousins of the Blacks originating from the twin heirs of the first Pendragon head.
Michael gazed at the cityscape of a city he had not visited for a long, long time. The last time he was here was when Isolde was born and the entire family gathered to celebrate the Family Head’s first child.
’When I heard the news that Arthur allowed his daughter to step into the sacred dungeon that determines the partners of the heads with a Fanatic, I was disappointed but when the dungeon was closed, I knew Arthur had officially lost his place as the head. The entire family has been disappointed.’
Michael tilted his head upward a bit. ’It’s good he wants to step down. He can’t occupy the position of Mr. Manhattan and that of Family Head, it would be too overwhelming. At least he’s not a greedy fool like the head of the Bane family who led his family into ruins.’
Michael lowered his hand and tucked it into his pocket like the other. ’His brother is dead and so is his daughter and adopted son. I guess the position of the next head will undoubtedly fall into the hands of the Whites.’
His eyes gleamed. He wanted to see just what kind of stunt Arthur would play now. Mildred worked for the authorities, she couldn’t be the Family Head or the authorities would spread their control into the family, weakening them and taking control.
Arthur might be amongst the Seven Heads now but he wasn’t the only Head.
In the end, with all possibilities taken into account, the Blacks had no one who could take over from Arthur. And once power came into the hands of the Whites, it would never go back.



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