My lady, why did you have to turn up now?
Aaron swallowed hard.
It was too late. Miss Cleric and the young lady had already come face-to-face!
Charlotte stood proudly at the entrance to the Sallyan Residence. The pink-haired young lady had noticed the strange expression on her little brother's face. Her normally bright, lively golden eyes instinctively narrowed, her slender brows drew together, and a faint dark aura gathered around her radiant, exquisite face.
As she looked at the lovely half-elf who had opened the door for her, a young woman possessed of a serene, pure beauty, a cold glint appeared in Charlotte's eyes.
In truth, Charlotte had been a little nervous before knocking.
This was her first visit to her little brother's home.
Although he had mentioned his family in their conversations, he had never invited Charlotte over, and she had little interest in Aaron's aunt and her family, who were merely "ordinary people."
Yet as their relationship deepened, their repeated soul attunements left Charlotte hopelessly craving more. Her naughty little brother always stopped at precisely the wrong moment, too, so she had begun to feel that perhaps she ought to meet his family.
After all, she and her little brother were destined to...
The opportunity arrived before she knew it. Midwinter had come, her little brother was taking a holiday, and Charlotte found herself with nothing to do. Her mentor, the Royal Magister of Cormyr, had just found a new girlfriend and was in the midst of a lovey-dovey honeymoon phase, while Alusair was very busy.
Wasn't this the perfect opportunity?
This Midwinter, I'm going to make my little brother mine!
Sitting in her luxurious carriage, Charlotte flushed with excitement.
What she had never imagined was that someone would already be at Aaron's home-and that someone was