Messing With Her? Are You Crazy! novel Chapter 1196

He knew exactly what this meant.

It was a declaration of absolute, unconditional trust.

It meant Serena was stripping away her final, most lethal disguise, placing her life and her greatest secrets entirely in his hands without a single reservation.

The sheer weight of her trust and favor struck Nicholas right in the heart, making his blood run hot.

He reached out and grasped Serena's hand.

His palm was warm, trembling ever so slightly.

Serena didn't look back; she simply squeezed his hand in return. "Come on. I'll show you around."

Nicholas nodded. "Okay."

He followed closely behind her, navigating through the sprawling underground base until they reached the absolute core—The Nexus.

Jaxon and the other operatives exchanged bewildered looks.

Then, they stared blankly at the retreating figures of the two walking hand-in-hand.

Their eyes were glued to those intertwined fingers.

"Alright, it's confirmed. That's really our... our... future boss's husband?"

"Calling him a husband feels weird. He should be the future Consort of the Alliance."

"Consort sounds even weirder, don't you think? I say... we call him His Grace!"

Jaxon stared blankly at the tall, striking man whose commanding aura didn't diminish in the slightest, even when walking beside their formidable captain.

A man who could earn their captain's approval and be brought directly into The Vault.

It was practically a given that this was the man she had chosen for life.

He pondered for a moment before speaking. "The captain is the captain. Since he's her man, let's just call him the Second-in-Command."

One operative scratched his head. "Second-in-Command? That doesn't sound right."

Another nodded with grave seriousness. "Let's call him the Thief. He slipped in and stole our captain when we weren't looking. What else is he but a thief?"

"Yeah! Exactly! That sneaky bastard!"

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