Reborn As a goddess? (1)

He knew that something was wrong. He held her shoulder so she would look at him. "Jasmine, is everything alright?"

"You are hiding something from me. How can anything be alright?" She pushed his hand off her. "I'm worried that your life may be in danger yet you won't tell me what's bothering you."

He hugged her. "My life is not in danger. It only took a long time negotiating the matter. Dylan wanted me to rule The Enchanted Circle."

"Why would he want that?" She was confused.

He swiped her wet hair out of her face. "It's all for their benefit."

"Is it all so you will be married to Marina afterwards?" She guessed, but it sounded far-fetched even though she already knew what Dylan wanted from Dairon.

As expected, he shook his head. "It's a lot more than that. Ulke would be assured that if I became the ruler of the Enchanted Circle, I would never become the king of the Underworld. Then I wouldn't cause his death anymore."