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Chapter 42

The Emperor nodded, seemingly unbothered, and Hua Ren escorted him through the courtyard and towards the waiting carriage. The night air was cool, the soft trickle of the fountain and the scent of flowers wrapping around them. Hua Ren stepped forward, about to assist the Emperor into the carriage, when the Emperor turned toward him with a raised hand.

"You should head back," the Emperor said, his tone commanding yet gentle. "An Omega should not be out so late."

Hua Ren’s heart sank at those words. An Omega....

This was what he had feared most. To be treated as fragile, delicate, something to be protected. He wasn't like that. He wasn't a frail Omega. Why couldn't anyone understand that? He didn't want to be protected. He didn't want to be cared for. He wanted to fight and protect others.