I only got out of that hellish lecture, Father-in-law calls discipline, because Keahi conveniently announced that my "presence was urgently needed." Honestly, bless him—my back was about to fuse with the floor from kneeling so long.
It all started the moment he barged into our room without knocking. Just… kicked the doors open like some divine avenger. And what did he find? Me, very peacefully lying with my head in Riona's lap while she lovingly stroked my hair. Romantic, sweet—absolutely incriminating.
His expression froze like he had just walked in on a crime scene. There was a full ten seconds of silence as we stared at each other—me pretending I was asleep, and Riona pretending we weren't in the middle of something that definitely wasn't state-approved.
Then came the fury. "Azazel. Xorax. Separate them."
And just like that, I was yeeted halfway across the room with all the grace of a ragdoll in a storm.
