“But you can’t promise that your cure is effective for Elder Randy’s poison, right?” asked an elder dressed in grey cloak.Aurora remembered this elder. Elder Lamonte.She met him once in the dining hall on her first night here.Agnes shook her head, “No, father…”“Then we should find the criminal w
People jerked around together to look at the source of that voice.A young man pushed through the crowd and rushed in.He was a teenager, roughly 15 years old, standing at a lean and agile figure.His golden curly hair cascaded in unruly waves, framing a very youthful face.He had a pair of piercing
Agnes let out a small chuckle, “Annie, can you tell Lady Aurora that she remembered everything all wrong?”Annie held her head down in silence.Agnes tightened her grip on Annie’s shoulder.Annie shivered, and spoke up in a choking voice, “…L—Lady Aurora, you remembered it wrong…There was no maid. N
“The patient is stabilized now,” the doctor said.“But he hasn’t woken up yet?” “No,” the doctor shook his head. “Lady Agnes’s cure only kept him from going into a complete heart and liver failure. But to completely recover, he needs the actual cure for the poison.”Westin balled his hands into fis
Yet she didn’t stop her pace for him.She ran into the hallway and caught up with Sammy and Wells.“Hey, Sammy!”She got to Sammy’s side and gave her a smile, “I want to thank you for standing up for me like that. It means a lot to me.”“D…Don’t be.” Sammy shook her head, “It was Prince Wells. He en
Belle took a moment to tidy her dress, which got wrinkled during running.Then she puffed her chest, raised her chin, and walked over like a proud princess.“Morning.”She said in a polite yet distant voice.The ladies jerked around in shock. Especially Agnes. Her movement was so large that she almo
“What kind of friend is more important than his own brother and sister?” Aurora let out a sarcastic laugh. “Or are you saying that you and the King have an improper king of relationship? I wonder what the King says about this—”“NO!” Agnes snapped.She let out a frustrated breath and stood up from h
Aurora urgently dodged to the right and narrowly escaped the blade by one inch.The killer’s move was swifter than she thought.He swung his arm and threw a punch at Aurora’s shoulder.Aurora was a trained soldier.She was confident that she could stop that punch.So she raised an arm and tried to s
The air was thick with tension and the musky scent of sweat.The moon’s glow filtered through the curtains, casting shadows that danced around the room.Aurora gritted her teeth, clutching the edges of the bed.The pain started as a deep ache in her lower back, intensifying with each passing moment.
“Ahhh…Westin! My…My child!”The room echoed with Aurora’s labored breaths and painful cries.Her eyes were filled with panic, her hand clutching her swollen belly so hard that her knuckles turned white.“It is OK…Baby, it is OK. I am right here with you,” Westin held her hand tightly, desperation et
She vaguely heard the argument going on around her. And she suddenly understood something:…When they first met in the Grace Ruin, Westin always talked about how superior Lycans were compared to the werewolves.She hated that racist thought, which turned out to be planted by Madeline in his head.Sh
“Fuck…Aurora…Aurora! Oh my god…”Westin’s voice was filled with worry and rage, and it was shaking violently.Aurora struggled to open her eyes. But she couldn’t. Her top and bottom lashes were stick together by frost.A large hand covered her eyes, gently rubbing her numb skin.Gradually, her eyela
She turns to the doctor, “Run a couple of tests on her. Now.”Two soldiers jumped at her, pinning her on the spot.The doctor got up to her and took out a needle, tubing, and collection vials.…They were going to take her blood!Aurora’s body tensed all over.If they used her blood to run a DNA test
“Queen Aurora! Open the door! Elder Madeline wants to see you!”Aurora sat by the window and turned to look at the closed door.“Tell Elder Madeline that I am not feeling well and prefer to be alone,” she said coldly.“You are not feeling well, which is exactly why Elder Madeline wants to see you! Y
The swear.She didn’t know the consequences that bore with it back then.Now she knew.Bound by that oath, she was physically forbidden to disclose that secret.It was her own doing.Desperate tears streamed down Aurora’s cheeks as she choked, “D—Damien…God…Please trust me…”“Trust you what?”He too
Aurora couldn’t believe what she was seeing with her own eyes.…Damien?How did Damien get in here?! She thought that there was no way either of them could pass that misted forest!And why didn’t he bring more soldiers? He was here alone, how dangerous!And Westin…It seemed that Westin knew Damien w
Amidst the sea of lilies, fairy lights on the archways and trees twinkled like stars, casting a soft, warm glow.The gentle rustle of leaves, the occasional flutter of butterflies, and the distant murmur of a mountain stream added to the dreamy serenity.A path paved by pedals winded through the sea