[Seraphine's POV]"What is this!?""Kyaa! Help me!""Protect me! Please!"/crack!/Those who were initially so confident to escape, now one by one have fallen.Even those who were tasked with leading Jesse are lying on the cutting machine, successfully hypnotized by me. And they've all fainted.Not even three seconds after I activated my power, the once chaotic area filled with cheers has now turned into a field strewn with human bodies.I gaze at all of them, helpless on the ground, as if I'm looking disdainfully at a pile of fish on the shore swept by waves.‘How weak,’ I mutter inwardly.All of them are selfish Alpha nobles who live by exploiting the weaknesses of others.They don't care whether the people they hurt are injured or not, and they rely on deception under the name of the kingdom.Disgusting is the right word for them."Jesse!"I choose to walk past the pile of bodies, stepping on them indifferently, and run to the unfortunate Alpha up there."Jesse! Oh my God! Are you
[Seraphine's POV]"Ah! There it is!"Incredible. Relying on my intuition, the two of us managed to reach the top floor of this palace. Where Cassian is supposed to be lying.I haven't used my power at all, relying solely on my intuition here. The location where Cassian is supposed to be is so far away. If I were to take the usual route, I might collapse from exhaustion.But here we are, using the emergency stairs. Thanks to those stairs, my fatigue is reduced.I'm pregnant here. And I don't want to have a miscarriage, get sick, and ruin all my plans. At least, I have to stay healthy until all my tasks are completed."Jesse. Is this really his room? Why is there no guard at all?" I whisper to Jesse, who stands beside me.Right now, the two of us are hiding behind a wall, looking at Cassian's room door from a distance.The atmosphere we're sensing is completely different. Judging from how Queen Veronica would react to Cassian's unconsciousness, she would normally deploy a dozen royal gu
[Seraphine's POV]"Ugh. My head ..."So, this is what it's like to fight until the bitter end.Both of my hands grip the floor in this room, exerting all the strength I have.It's vastly different from the type of foresight I've used before; this time, I manage to reach almost a hundred percent of the future related to this room.Including what will happen if I leave or stay in this room. Waiting for Cassian to return here or forcing myself to escape and search for another place with Jesse.[This is a trap][You need to run as fast as you can, Seraphine][An Alpha with terrifying power has orchestrated all of this and trapped you][Cassian isn't here, and he's in danger][Both of you are their targets][Cassian is their primary target]In the final moments of seeing the future, the mysterious voice returns.The voice accompanies my vision as clear as the midday sun: where I can witness Cassian's death at the hands of a black-haired Alpha."Impossible! Cassian dead? By that Alpha? But
[Seraphine's POV]"You asked me to escape once again, while you're here struggling alone, isn't that right, Miss?" Jesse responded to my words with a harsh reality I couldn't deny.I didn't expect that he still considered protecting me, even though he nearly died due to my mistake."Guarding Prince Cassian's fiancée is my duty. If someone should die here, then it should be me. And you're the one who should stay alive, and I must protect you even with my own life.""Jesse ..." My thoughts were wounded hearing his words."You don't need to protect me ..." I said, hoping to touch Jesse's heart, but it turned out the opposite.He insisted even more on staying here, with me.Finally, I gave in."Alright then. If you refuse to escape alone, then help me escape together. My initial plan was to get you out of this room with whatever strength I have left. But since you don't want to, then we'll have to leave together," I said."Although I'm not sure if my plan will work." I continued, silently
[Seraphine's POV]A warm drop of water fell amidst the pool of fresh blood that soaked my feet.Not dew, not rainwater. But my tears. I was so shocked, scared, anxious, angry, frustrated to the point where I couldn't control my emotions anymore./thud!/Finally, my legs gave in for the first time. Even when I was almost killed by the Alphas who intended to capture me, my body never surrendered even for a moment.But the innocent body of Jesse, split in two before me, was a different case.Why? 'Because Jesse has nothing to do with this! And he's innocent! Why should he be the one to suffer here!'"Sob ...""Sob ... I'm sorry, forgive me ... Forgive me, Jesse."I cried as intensely as I could. The strength I thought could help him earlier turned out to have no effect at all.Jesse remained dead. For reasons I didn't understand.My fists clenched, my nails digging into my flesh, causing droplets of blood to emerge. The tears on my cheeks turned into sweat due to my anger.I was furious.
[Seraphine's POV]/Boom! Boom! Boom!/"Argh!"/Boom! Boom! Boom!/'Oh my. What is that loud noise? I distinctly remember there being no one around here, not even anyone who would come. Why all of a sudden are there human screams and such loud explosions?'The danger alarm signal echoed in my ears. I didn't have time to mourn my possible last farewell with Jesse, because feelings of anxiety and confusion were now dominating my awareness.I gazed at the surroundings: all I could see was the expanse of Maximilian's palace flower garden, so picturesque, yet so empty. Then, farther away, was the spot where Jesse had been punished, and all of Maximilian's family members were still unconscious due to the effects of my hypnosis./Boom! Boom! Boom!//Boom! Boom! Boom!/Contrary to reality, the clamor of the massive explosion I heard felt so close to my ears. But where was the location?Where were they? I saw no one except the deserted garden!"Wait. Someone couldn't have hypnotized me, right?"
[Seraphine's POV]"You ..." This is the first time I've hated hearing a voice from my own power.Both of my hands clenched into fists. If only my power took on a physical form like a human or an Alpha, I would have definitely punched his face by now. Or even killed him.Because of him, Jesse died in such a foolish state!"Stop your nonsense. And truly, from now on, you don't need to appear in my mind anymore. You're now being controlled by someone else. And I no longer need your help." I immediately rejected and dismissed whatever my power was saying.[What you're seeing is not an illusion][Cassian will die by the hands of a black-haired Alpha][It's an unchangeable reality][That Alpha is after you][If you stay away from Cassian, he won't be killed][And Jesse died not because he ran from that room, but because he was too close to you]Wait.What is my power actually trying to say?'Hey. What do you mean by all of this? What's the meaning behind Dorian Phoenix targeting me? Explain
[Seraphine's POV]“Cassian!”All the confusion and suffering I endured just to catch a glimpse of his face, Jesse's sacrificed life, nearly dying multiple times due to flawed strategies – all the hardships I've endured turned into a rainbow as my irises caught the alpha figure I had been desperately seeking.He came from an unexpected direction. His body was covered in bloodstains, which I assumed weren't his own. On the right side of his royal attire, swords and other sharp implements they commonly used in warfare were present.The way he ran emitted a clinking sound originating from the swords on his back. Cassian wasn't much different from me; he ran without regard for his surroundings.Perhaps the body parts trampled by his leather-clad boots belonged to the fallen soldiers of his kingdom. The ongoing battle behind us was ignored. As if the world belonged only to the two of us, Cassian's hands reached out to embrace me.My frail body fell against his warm chest, and I found solace