RISE OF EROS

When they finally arrived at the Winter Palace, Queen Liriel greeted them in the main hall. Syalin handed over the emblem and informed him of everything they had found.

"You did well to bring this," Liriel said, looking at the emblem carefully and continued saying, "Even if it is not much, it is a start. We will investigate this symbol and its origin. For now, rest. You have done your best."

Syalin bowed her head in respect, although the feeling of failure still weighed on her. She knew that this was only the beginning of a much larger threat and that sooner or later, the hooded ones would attack again. When they did, she would be ready to face them, no matter the cost.

Meanwhile, Andrew had returned to Cannaris Palace with Oliver. They did not linger long there and immediately teleported to Cannes Palace. They did not want any more people to bother them.

When they returned to Cannes Palace, Helga and Layla had already left and although the two vampires had declared their feelings for Andrew in front of all their wives, neither of them said anything.

It is true that they would welcome him into the harem, but if they wanted to belong, they had to do their part. They would not pull strings to get Andrew to accept them or anything like that.

They had learned their lesson when they welcomed Victoria. Being Andrew's wife is to bear the seal that proves that they love each other and can be trusted with everything about Andrew.

If they were forced into the issue, they would enter a new dilemma, as when Victoria joined. They could not treat them with complete confidence, as there were many secrets and despite being Zaros' granddaughters, they could not trust them with that secret, they had to earn it.

They had already done a lot by meeting with them and checking the feelings of the two vampires and they had even encouraged them to be more aggressive, as they knew that Andrew is slow at these things, but that was as far as their help went.

Andrew, unaware of this, didn't know anything. For him, everything remained the same. He told them about what happened in Cannaris, how he had been summoned to the imperial palace, and the conversation they had.

None of them or their relatives said anything about how Andrew handled the situation. Before, they had to be on guard against them, but now there was no need.

They didn't depend on the business in the Cannaris empire and they didn't owe them anything, so if things got complicated, they wouldn't lose anything. On the other hand, they were no longer afraid of them.

Obviously, they knew that the Cannaris empire had much more than what could be seen, but, even so, they had no authority over Andrew and the only thing they could achieve was to close down his businesses in the country.

Although they would lose money and their presence in Cannaris, it was not a very serious thing, not now that they had operations in different countries and powerful allies. Andrew also told them about his visit to the royal castle of Dunnas.

He told them how things were going with the new shopping center and other minor matters that made them a little happy after hearing about the bad experience in Cannaris.

He also told them about his visit to Yuri and Nadila. He has an agreement with his wives to tell them whenever he is with another girl even if it is a concubine and Andrew is a man of his word.

They obviously knew that when Andrew said he would visit Dunnas and Cannaris, he would visit his two concubines, but they were still glad that Andrew did not ignore that matter. Once the report was over, dinner was ready, so it was served in the office as usual. At first, Andrew and the others ate with everyone, but currently, he could not continue to do so.

First of all, the number of employees he has now is much larger, and more importantly, he must maintain a boss status, so now he only eats with his wives, children, guardians, and apostles.

Only Carmen, who did not belong to any of these, was allowed to eat with them, as she is the children's caretaker and mother figure to all of them. In addition, she was receiving the blessings of Andrew's children, so in a way she is another guardian.

The dinner went off without a hitch. They discussed some miscellaneous topics while eating and when they finished, Andrew played with his children for a while, until it was time for them to go to sleep.

The Cannes Palace was starting to liven up at that time, as customers were starting to arrive. The employees and courtesans were enthusiastically starting their work. The Amazons were the most energetic, as they were all warriors, so they had a lot of energy and since their intention was to get pregnant, they wanted to attract as many customers as possible. Explore more stories at My Virtual Library Empire

Unfortunately, since the clients were mostly human, it was difficult for them to get pregnant, but they already knew that, so they were not discouraged and kept trying.

They didn't know it, but being so close to Andrew and inside his temple, the influence of his divinity was beginning to affect them. Their intention didn't change, but they now enjoyed sex work, which wasn't the case when they arrived.

Since that didn't prevent them from fulfilling their goals, they didn't pay attention to it and continued with their activities as if nothing was happening. Andrew had obviously noticed that, but he didn't do anything.

It wasn't that he wanted to tie the Amazons down with that, it was just that he had no control over it. Still, he asked Fluffy, since he didn't want the Amazons to claim him later.@@novelbin@@

Fortunately, Fluffy told him that there was nothing to worry about. He told her that, if the Amazons didn't want it, that influence couldn't break through. In short, they agreed to be more accessible to sex, so there was no need to worry.

When business was at its peak, around midnight, Andrew and his wives went to sleep. In fact, they really only entered the room to get "Romantic," as it was still too early to sleep. While Andrew and his wives were having a wild night of passion in their room, their guardians were not idle. Oliver, Erick, and Castor were doing their thing with their wives.

Only Vala was really asleep, as she was pregnant, and Gaston, who does not have a partner, was inactive, at least sexually, as he still spent his time supervising that the whole business was running smoothly.

Meanwhile, in the realm of demons, more specifically in the Heavenly Palace, Ayla had regained some of her mobility and although she still could not walk, she was already much better.

Seraphine had already explained to all her sisters about the deal she had made with Andrew and even how he had become her apostle. The succubi were surprised, but then rejoiced, for they knew this was a good thing.

Still, Seraphine did not tell them everything. She knew that Andrew still had suspicions about whether there were spies among his sisters, so, like a good apostle, she decided to be cautious and evaluate her sisters to avoid trouble.