Enigma of Darkness ✨

Whispers of romance

Lucian gets out of the car immediately as the guard opens the door for him. He takes in deep breath, fanning himself. This time he smiles big to see the restaurant.

He pinches himself, not believing that he was having lunch with Araki. "It is not a dream," Lucian says to himself as the pain shoots in.

Often at times, his old self reemerges. The young Lucian had seen many dreams that included Araki in them. As he grew old, Lucian hid those thoughts and forgot about them with time. Araki has successfully opened that treasure and is picking on his dreams one by one.

Araki stops next to him, then asks politely. "Shall we go in?"

Lucian nods, and the two are warmly welcomed and taken to their reserved place.

Wolford has many nice and fancy diners, but there is one specific restaurant, 'The Purple Petal'. It is quite popular among the pillars and the families of officers of high rank.

It has been in business for years and is one of the oldest restaurants of Wolford known for its beautiful architecture, wide range of cuisine, and price.

Due to its high price of items it was mostly visited by autocrats, and slowly became a place for high-class gathering. Now it is a place where a mediocre person wishes and saves money to dine during their proposal night or a big day of their life.

The air inside exuded refined elegance. The soft glow of the chandeliers cast a beautiful pattern on the polished marble of the floor.

The windows were adorned with velvet drapes. The tables were dressed in pristine white linen and sparkling crystal and polished silverware decorated it.

There were hushed conversations and gentle murmurs going on and classical music created an atmosphere of exclusivity. The well-appointed floral arrangements contributed to the atmosphere.

Lucian has been here before, but this time it just felt different. The attendant takes them to their reserved place.

As the two walk to their table, the people around stand up immediately and bow to Araki. They were surprised to see him here at this hour.

Araki bows to them, "You can relax and have your lunch without minding me." He says to everyone present there.

Their eyes travel to Lucian standing next to the General. Their shock was evident, however, out of fear of Araki, they refrained from staring for long.

To their surprise, Araki holds Lucian's hand and takes him to their seat. Lucian checks the interlocked hand and hesitantly glances around.

He has spotted the famous business analyst not far from them. Their eyes meet, the man bows to him, and Lucian reciprocates. Lucian notices that Araki has not paid much attention to that person. He didn't even glance at any of them.

The true blood was only focused on him. Lucian feels like an itch in his heart just thinking about it.

The guards take their position, standing in places to not cause trouble to staff while their eyes quickly scan the place and people.

A waiter greets the couple and introduces himself. He then silently does his work. Mr. Han has already made the arrangements. He asked Kell about Lucian's likes and arranged the menu accordingly. The restaurant was instructed beforehand about the orders.