Chapter 54

Ruby

“What do you want?” I shot an angry glare to the brunette standing in front of me.

He twitched his lips before answering, “Depends. The way you asked if I was an important person, during the coronation, that was intimidating.”

I pulled my arm away from his touch.

He was the person who grabbed my wrist during the coronation and asked if I wouldn’t like to know his name. That flirty toned guy.

I retorted, “Too bad for you.”

“By the way, I am River Brown, owner of the Browns’ Armament Company,” he introduced himself. “An old friend of Vexon Bevine.”

I swear I saw his eyes darken at the mention of Vexon’s name before it was replaced with a smile.

He was giving me a bad vibe. If he was an old friend of Vexon, why was he here? What did he want from me? My mind told me to run, so I decided to barge into the study room where Vexon was. At least, I knew I would be safe with him.

As I turned towards the door and was about to open it,