Azariah’s POVThree days ago, Blayze gave me a black flower. “Plant it in the yard of the house Sibyl used to live in. Nuri will go into that yard alone. This flower will help you.”Although I didn't quite understand what he said, I did it anyway. Because this is my only chance to get close to Nuri.I must speed up my plan. I thought they would fight over Doyle and become less close. But that's not the case.At the Queen's birthday party, Nuri couldn't take his eyes off that b.itch Sibyl. He peeled grapes for her, wiped her hands, and even let her lean on him to sleep. Sibyl enjoys Nuri's care, as if Nuri were doing this for her every day.What surprised me more, however, was that Nuri had given her a unicorn as a gift!How could he express his love for her in front of so many people?I feel uneasy. I must carry out my plan at once. If Sibyl gets pregnant before me, things will get very messy.So I asked Blayze to keep an eye on Nuri's schedule. As soon as he entered the palace, I wou
Azariah’s POV“My girl!” My mother exclaimed and rushed to my room.As Mrs. Windsor, she rarely loses her temper like this.She rushed into my bedroom and saw me sitting on the bed wrapped in a blanket. She exclaimed again, as if she were going to faint, and her maids hurried to her arms and back. After she stood still, she wiped her tears and hugged me.“How could this happen? What would you do? My daughter?” My mother cried sadly.“It's okay, mom,” I said, holding her hand to calm her down. “It's already happened. Instead of crying over spilled milk, we should do something.”My calm made my mother stop crying, she closed her eyes and sighed, “What can we do? Many people now know that your v.irginity was taken away by Nuri. No man will marry you anymore, and you will be laughed at by everyone. Oh, my poor daughter, what should you do?”“Mom, don't cry,” I pressed my temples. My mother is so emotional, “Mom, People's opinions change over time. Whether they laugh at me depends on my st
Sibyl’s POVAzariah's mother scoffed. She glared at me, and said in a disdainful tone, “My daughter and Nuri were engaged six years ago. If it weren't for you, they'd be married now. You stole my daughter's husband, and now it's time to give it back to her.”She looked at me as if I were a bad woman who had broken up her daughter's marriage.I didn't answer her. I turned to Amy and said, “Amy, I forgot about the law of marriage in this country. Please tell me, what kind of engagement is valid?”Amy, answer me out loud, “First, an elder writes a written marriage contract with the name and family of the betrothed. Then, the parents of both parties stamp the marriage contract with the family symbol. Finally, gifts are exchanged and an announcement is made.”I nodded. “I see. Mrs. Windsor, where is the marriage contract for your daughter and Nuri?”Azariah's mother was speechless. She looked at me and said angrily, “Everyone knows they're engaged. Our plan is to marry my daughter when she
Azariah’s POV“Oh, my dear Azariah, I heard you were pregnant.” I heard Diana's voice before she could enter my room.I frown. I don't want to see her today.The door opened, and my maid trotted up to me and whispered, “Diana came to visit you with a lot of people. I said you were resting and couldn't see them, but she insisted on seeing you.”“I see. You go and make some hawthorn rose tea.”I know Diana came here today to make fun of me. She's not going back until she gets what she wants.“Oh, my darling.” She ran to me. She wore a concerned look on her face and took my hand kindly.I shook her hand off. “What are you doing?”Diana put her hand on her chest and made a sad face, “Oh, please don't say that. When I heard the bad news, I was worried about you. How are you? Are you okay now? I brought your friends and the doctor to see you.”I tilted my head and saw a lot of people standing behind Diana.These are all girls of noble families in the capital. They used to be so careful arou
Manolo’s POVThe entrance to the Witch's home was in a forest, and there was an invisible magic door that no one could open except those with witch’s blood.Three days before the full moon, I came to the entrance and waited reverently.Behind the forest is a group of mountains. Several scenic mountains are nestled together, with cliffs on three sides and only one road leading to the forest.It is said that hundreds of years ago, God blessed the place and bestowed it on the witches. Over the years, the witches who lived here rarely left. They are mysterious and attractive. Every year many royal and noble men come here with respect, asking to marry a witch, but few succeed.Witches are born with magical powers. They can cure diseases, make prophecies, and even read minds. Every 100 years, adult witches go to the valley to pray in the Mother Spring, and then drink from it. All the faithful witches will become pregnant and give birth to a new witch within a month of drinking it. That's wh
Manolo’s POVI left the Witch's land at night. This time I didn't ask Dalena to make some predictions about my future, I just wanted to find out Sibyl's identity with her.After walking out of the forest, my heart was still very excited.My parents died the day I was born. I was a baby with my eyes still closed, and I didn't see my parents' faces when I cried. My grandfather embraced me with trembling hands, patted me gently, and then brought me up.When I was born, mermaids almost died out, leaving only my grandpa and me. 100 years ago, we mermaids lived by the sea, like witches who have their own independent territory. But as the wars between nations spread and our territories were invaded, we had to come to human society and learn how to live like a human being.Entering human society is the beginning of the tragedy of the mermaid. Because mermaids have the power of prophecy and our blood and tears are full of magic, many greedy people began to capture mermaids and imprison them, t
Jovon’s POVHow did this happen?Doesn't the king have a lot of respect for the Rodriguez family? Why would he do this to Mrs. Rodriguez?I saw the king tearing Mrs. Rodriguez's clothes. She clung to her underwear against the king and bit down hard on his hand.“Ah, it hurts.” The king let go. He looked at Mrs. Rodriguez, “Nobody says no to me. If you don't want your son Nuri to have an 'accident', I suggest you get undressed and stay in bed. You know you're in the palace. I am the king, and my power is greater than anything.”What does he mean? Is he threatening Mrs. Rodriguez with Nuri?Oh, Nuri may be in danger.I wanted to escape, to find Nuri.My mind was a mess, and I had only one thought: I would find Nuri, and I would tell him that he and his mother were in danger.Nuri and I grew up together and although he can be arrogant at times, he is a warm person inside. When I was young, I was thin and weak. He never laughed at me. Instead, he warned my bullies to respect me.His face
The Queen‘s POV“Your Majesty, the doctor is here,” whispered the maid, kneeling with her head down.I leaned back on the bench, put a hand to my temple, closed my eyes, and waved, “Let her in.”The maid left the room, and a middle-aged woman in gray came in with a medicine box.“Your Majesty, it is an honor to have the opportunity to serve you,” she said, kneeling on the floor, bending over in a humble manner.My headache put me in no mood to talk to her politely. “Stand up.”“Yes, Your Majesty.” She stood up, stiff, as if not sure how to stand in my palace.“I hear your father is good at acupuncture?”“Yes, my father went to the east when he was young and studied acupuncture.”“Do you know about acupuncture?”“I grew up with my father. I can treat some diseases with acupuncture.”“Every time it rains, my head hurts badly. I've taken a lot of medicine and it doesn't work. I want to try acupuncture now.”“I will do my best, Your Majesty.”I nodded. My maid went over to the woman, exam
Sibyl’s POVBefore I know it, time is running out like a river. My two children, who began as finger-sucking babies in cradles, can now run around the palace. Perhaps they inherited Nuri's strong physique, and even the quiet little princess Terese was full of energy. The wet nurses had run to follow her but she was not tired at all.Today, after breakfast, I caught them trying to sneak out again."Sit your asses down!" I said sternly.The two little ones made faces and sat back in their chairs.Unexpectedly, the child's father suddenly protested. "Children are young. They are at an active age now. Why should you restrain them?""Have you forgotten what day it is?""What day?" asked Nuri, doubtfully, putting down her cup.I knew it! I took a plate of peeled grapes from him and said, "Selene and Lowa are coming to visit us today. Lowa is bringing her little girl!"Shortly after my children were born, Lowa returned to Werebird kingdom with Manolo. Within two months of their return, I rec
Sibyl’s POVSince the birth of the little prince and Princess, the whole palace has become lively. Nuri's excitement is hard to describe. He immediately declared the young prince, Baron, a crown prince and gave him an estate. However, he is still young and currently lives with his sister in a bedroom in my palace.In order to take care of the two children, Nuri arranged for each of them to have three wet nurses and eight maids. He had even begun to think about their playmates.Carol was even more excited to see them every day. She came in the morning as soon as the sun rose, and left reluctantly after dinner.Now all eyes are on the two children."Our Baron and Terese are very popular. Whose credit is that?"Nuri rocked the cradle and looked at me like a big dog with a face full of praise! I couldn't bear to watch. I picked up Terese, who was munching her fingers, and kissed her soft, white, meaty face."Little Terese, who is your mommy?"The little guy looked at me in a daze and sudd
Roth’s POV"Sibyl... my baby..."Blayze's voice travels in Nuri's ears. His hands were tugging at Nuri's, blood gushing from his mouth, but he did not stop, calling the Queen's name again and again.Beowulf pounced. His broken arm was flailing feebly in the air, and Nuri dropped Blayze to avoid his attack. I climbed over and pulled Blayze aside to sit against the wall."How could she be Azariah? Didn't she die in prison?"Blayze didn't answer my question. He didn't even look at me. He just stubbornly called out the Queen's name. Does this really work? Can we wake the king?"Nuri, wake up! Sibyl is unconscious because of you. She is pregnant with your child! She almost died because of you!" Bellowed Beowulf as he dodged Nuri's attack, shouting Sibyl's name along with Blayze. Tears blurred my vision. I wiped my face and joined them loudly.May the gods protect us. The love between the King and Queen could be the antidote to this disaster.For a moment, the council chamber was filled wit
Selene’s POVThe whole palace was in disarray. The doctors were all called in, and the maids went in and out like ants on a hot pan. Everyone was scrambling to do something, but they didn't know which way to go, because the only hostess was still lying in bed, unconscious."Stay calm. You are all trained. Follow the rules." Nuri's grandmother's voice rose into the night, suppressing the panic. She took the maid's hand and got down from the carriage. She glanced at the maids and the doctors, and everyone she saw lowered their heads."We don't need so many doctors. Those who are not good at delivering babies can go home."When she had finished, some of the doctors, after a moment's hesitation, came forward, saluted, and hurried off.“Amy, divide the maids into three groups. One group will prepare hot water, the other will clean up the delivery room, and the last group will serve the empress at any time. If anything goes wrong, the person-in-charge will be punished!”Amy hurried to assig
Sibyl’s POV"Your Majesty..." Amy hesitated."Are you asking me why I didn't kill her?" I stopped and looked up at the Black Sky, where the moon was shining brightly. The stars twinkled in the sky like jewels on a dress."Maybe the moon is too beautiful tonight. I don't want to spoil my mood."Many innocent souls stayed in the palace. Every brick and tile was soaked in blood, and I did not want to add to it any more.The maid thought she was going to die, too. She closed her eyes and waited for the poison to attack, only to find that the pain she had imagined for a long time had not come. She slowly opened her eyes tentatively and looked at me hesitantly."Ah..." when she opened her mouth to speak, she found herself unable to make a sound."I took your voice," I motioned to Amy with my eyes. Amy handed her a bag of gold coins. "This is my compensation to you. I will still keep my promise to you. You can leave the palace tonight. I will let you continue your life as a commoner."With t
Sibyl’s POVThe evening party went on as planned. On the rows of brass candlesticks, carefully carved candles burned brightly, illuminating the faces of each visitor. The scent of ladies' perfumes filled the air, and expensive jewelry glowed in the owner's hair, earlobes, and neck. Everyone smiled and complimented each other."What an elegant crowd." I stood in the shade outside the door and looked at the nobles in the ballroom. "If I hadn't seen the fierce faces of the jealous ladies and the greed of the men in calculating the wealth of the common people, if I hadn't seen the despicable ways in which ministers use their power to do evil," I paused, i turned to Amy. "This is heaven, isn't it?"Amy looked at me in silence, and I knew the question frightened her. How can the nobles be so easily judged? Most people would think so. Nuri still had a long way to go. If he did not change the concept that everyone feared the nobles as much as the gods, the new nobles that he supported now wou
Sibyl’s POVLowa shifts into a giant bird. I sat on her back and soon saw Aphrodite's palace. With no intention of slowing down, she dived straight for the palace door, causing the maids at the door to scream. I walked to the door with a sullen face. Lowa shaved her feathers and shifted back to being a sexy lady.Not surprisingly, there was another shriek from the maids, and several of them had collapsed to the ground. I saw a familiar face among the maids, whose name I can't quite remember, Anna or something. On Aphrodite's first day at court, I met the maid.She's not doing very well. No, rather badly. She was not a pretty girl, but she was impressive, and now her hair was as yellow as a weed, and her figure was unusually dry. The once beautiful eyes also lost their love of life like a pool of stagnant water.She felt my gaze and looked up at me quickly. Her eyes sparkled, but soon became dull. She changed in an instant. When I blinked and looked at her again, she was still lifeless
Sibyl’s POV"Nuri is exaggerating." Selene looked at the room full of clothes and sighed. "So many clothes. Even if there were a few more of you, you would never wear them all!"I looked at the rows of clothes, heart half sweet half trouble. Nuri is in love with me, but, as my sister said, I really do not have time to wear every piece of clothing again. Looking at so many beautiful clothes that I have no chance to wear them, it makes me feel very wasteful."These are all new. Do you like any of them? If you don't mind, just take the ones you like!" I said to Selene. When Lowa heard this, her face darkened and she looked at me angrily. "You have a real sister, and have you forgotten about me? You are so biased!"Selene looked at me awkwardly, worried that something might happen between me and Lowa, and I patted her hand. I smiled at her and said, "She's just kidding!" I turned to Lowa and rolled my eyes at her. "Why are you teasing her? Come on, I'll give you all the clothes in this ro
Nuri’s POV"What's all this?" Beowulf asked as he casually flipped through the notes on my desk. He gave me a smirk. I looked down and coughed."How come I don't remember us getting so close?" His tone was too casual and intimate, as if we had known each other for more than a decade, which made me very uncomfortable. He is the king of the land of the Bears. While I respect him as a hero, that doesn't mean my social distance from him can become intimate. But he didn't seem to feel that way at all."My wife is your wife's sister, and we are brothers, a family! We know each other like the back of my hand!" He took another book from the shelf, he exclaimed, "I always thought that you were an ambitious hero. You spent all your energy on running the country. I can't imagine that you're actually a nanny!"My bookshelf is lined with books on children, medical and educational, from infants to teenagers. On the desk are several thick notes that I have made. These are all the questions I ask doc