Sebastian didn''t reply, he just adjusted his sses and nced at the firearms in the shooting range. Jasper scratched his nose, deciding not to press on with any more provocations.


    "This Miranda girl." he nced at Sebastian''s expression. "She''s something else, isn''t she? I''ve never seen anyone shoot like that. I wonder where she learned it."


    Jasper chuckled and said, "Next time, I really have to ask her. Imagine if I could win her over -wouldn''t that be something to brag about."


    Sebastian walked over, swapped the magazine on his pistol, and said in a calm voice, "Don''t use your brain to y games with me, and don''t get any ideas you shouldn''t."


    As soon as he finished speaking, he fired a shot. Bullseye.


    Jasper wasn''t the least bit embarrassed about being called out. Instead, his curiosity only deepened. "Are you really interested in her?"


    Sebastian fired another shot. Jasper followed the trajectory and saw it hit a moving target.


    Sebastian didn''t answer Jasper''s question, but hemented as he gazed at the moving target, "Elian''s got his eyes on her too."


    Jasper raised an eyebrow, leaning back against the wall with his hands behind his head, whistling as if he''d witnessed some drama unfold.


    "Is it getting that intense?" he teased with a grin.


    Sebastian remained silent. But Jasper could tell from the look in Sebastian''s eyes, behind those sses, that it wasn''t a joke or just a casualment.


    He seemed to be serious about that girl.


    Sebastian was someone Jasper knew well. He wasn''t the type to reach out to just anyone. In fact, Jasper had never seen him take the initiative with anyone before.


    Miranda was the first he''d noticed. Whatever Sebastian''s feelings were for her, one thing was clear - he was definitely interested.


    And if Elian was interested too.


    Well, that just made it all the more interesting.


    "Sebastian''s one of the VIP guests at


    wee


    the club, but he doesn''te by often, and even when he does, we rarely see him," Caius exined to Miranda as they walked. "He has his own private range, so other guests don''t get to meet him."


    Hannah nodded. "Yeah, it''s my first time seeing him at the club too." They both followed Miranda, briefing her on the people she''d just seen.


    Caius continued, "Sebastian''s not your typical guy. My dad says he''s a big deal. He was the first among his circle toplete the family trials and take over the reins. A few years back, the family had some business trouble in Zephra, so he''s been handling things here.


    The Everhart family used to be involved in politics, but they stepped back early on. Not many know this;


    it''s a bit of a secret in the circles, known only to those familiar with Virell dynamics."


    He paused for a moment. "Elian''s background is simr, but it seems like..." he frowned slightly. "His family''s got even more influence. Whenever my dad talks about the Ashcroft family, there''s a hint of caution."


    Miranda listened, treating it all like gossip, not taking it too seriously.


    "Mira, I really don''t get it. Arabe


    just seems so clueless, yet the Hawke family defends her like that heard she used to be the epitome of ady but she doesn''t seem well-mannered at all," Hannah couldn''t help but vent.


    "Probably just a lot of media hype, crafting an image to fool her fans."