Luke immediately rose to his feet upon their arrival.
"Captain."
Kyren acknowledged him with a slight nod before his attention shifted elsewhere.
Silence lingered inside the patrol station.
Agnes and Rafe continued staring at one another—one with astonishment, the other with quiet confusion.
The grand duke's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. He had expected Luke to be the centre of the matter.
Instead, it was the young court lady's unexpected reaction towards Rafe that now drew everyone's attention.
Even Eric and Noah exchanged puzzled glances, while Luke looked between the two, equally baffled.
Before anyone could question it, the senior patrol guard cleared his throat.
"Everyone, take a seat."
The brief moment of silence was broken.
Chairs scraped softly across the wooden floor as Kyren and his companions settled around the same table where Agnes and Luke had been seated.
Once everyone had settled, the senior patrol guard looked around the table and spoke up.
