Chapter 482

Rose’s POV

I stood perfectly still, barely breathing, praying to the Moon Goddess that the man wouldn’t notice me.

The sun was still bright, making it hard for me to see his face clearly, but I could feel the tension in the air.

He was tall, and his presence alone made me nervous. He looked like someone who didn’t belong here, someone dangerous. His clothes were dark, almost blending with the black horse beside him. His boots were worn but sturdy, and his long coat brushed the ground as he moved.

There was something about him that made my skin crawl. I couldn’t see his eyes, but I imagined them to be cold, like the eyes of someone who had seen too much, done too much. Everything about him screamed danger.

Then I saw it—the ring on his finger. It caught the light for a brief moment, sparkling in the sun.

It was a beautiful ring, a large silver band with a bright red stone in the center.

The stone was so vivid, so striking, th