53 Levis Beauty Trap 1 (1/2)

Levi peered at the face reflected within the glistening mirror. A face even fairer than that of a lady stared back at him. Long, silky strands of golden blonde hair tumbled down to his shoulders like a permanent halo of sunlight.

His delicate nose and sultry, thin lips were complimented by a pair of hazel brown eyes framed with unusually long and thick lashes that are the envy of women. His slender build further blurred his real gender. If it were not for his protruding Adam's apple, most would really see him as woman.

In truth, when he applied at the Amaranth Household as a knight even the steward doubted him. Except, his face may be stunning and all that he still had the upbringing of a man, the aspirations of a man. Though he didn't really like fighting, his father trained him in the ways of the sword. And later on, Juliann ensured he was skilled in it as well.

'You need to be a good, if not the best, fighter. Lest you can't defend yourself from malicious people.'

Juliann's bitingly cold tone reverberated in his ears. Levi knew the underlying meaning in them. He needed to be good in defending himself for he might get abducted again. It happened a few times back in his younger years. Juliann never failed to save him and brought him back.

'I did become good in it. But never good enough to beat him.'

Levi pursed his lips in annoyance. He gingerly traced his face, feeling the smooth and unblemished skin. A ripple of unknown emotion flashed in his eyes.

'Juliann never did like this face of yours, though.'

His thoughts mocked him. As they grew up,

Levi noticed that Juliann refrained from looking at him straight. When he confronted Juliann about it, the man just coldly replied that such soft features were an inconvenience. Levi was offended so much back then, that he ignored Juliann for a month.

He took one last glance at the immaculate face and brushed all the memories away. He turned back and silently headed out. It was time for him to stop running away. He had no concrete reason to anyway. Juliann didn't know in the first place. He didn't know that Levi left because he had started to treat Juliann something more than just a brother.

Levi ran away from the rearing head of a love that was not supposed to be.

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”President, someone is making a ruckus in the camp. He wouldn't budge from the entrance.”

Juliann Ross turned his head to the person who intruded unceremoniously in his tent. The frost in his eyes intensified. The man shivered in fright. It was known in the whole of Merchant Guild that the president absolutely hated being disturbed without rhyme or reason.

”And this concerns me because?”

”Apologies P-president, the... person was insisting on seeing you. He said he wouldn't leave until you meet him.” The man stuttered slightly as he answered. A slight tremble evident in his voice.