Sibyl’s POVDalena left the room after telling me about pregnancy tips. It was just Amy and me in the room.Amy is arranging the baby's clothes in a ditty."Your grace, I've chosen a lot of colors that don't have a gender preference, like canary yellow. What do you think? Do we need to double the clothes according to the gender?"I took the baby dress and felt its soft fabric. Everything was perfect. I couldn't find anything wrong with it.Amy is always thoughtful and I never have to worry, but I'm not in the mood for baby clothes.It's been three days.Nuri has been in the barracks for three days. Whenever I ask Dalena when he will be back, she always replies, "He will be back soon."Something must have happened.Nuri has never been away from me for so long. In the past, when he needed to live in the barracks to do his work, he would ask his close footman to bring me news about his return and what he was doing.That's why I never worry about my husband staying out all night. Nuri gav
Sibyl’s POVAfter my bath, I stood in front of a bronze mirror and looked at my belly.My waist is as slim as before. I can't believe there's a baby in there. I turned sideways and looked at the curves of my body, my fingers moving carefully over my lower abdomen.My baby, mommy is playing a game with you. Can you feel it?His senses may not have developed yet. Dalena said I couldn't feel the baby move until I was four months pregnant. By then, the baby will have developed ears that can hear my voice and feel my touch.Oh, this is really amazing. My baby will grow in my belly day by day, sharing blood, heartbeat and feelings with me.I've never felt so connected to a person in my life. My child is growing in me and will come out of me. He is an independent person and a new life from my life.Maybe I should have prepared some maternity clothes in advance. Oh, God, I can't wait to meet him.Wait a minute. Why do I have to assume that the baby is a boy?I thought of Nuri and I getting a
Azariah’s POVAt the back door of Rodriguez Castle, a group of women dressed as maids bowed their heads and listened deferentially to a middle-aged maid."You were all chosen by me to serve Mrs. Rodriguez. Before we go into Rodriguez Castle, I have to give you a few points. First, focus only on your part, and don't be curious about anything else. Second, Mrs. Rodriguez is Sir Rodriguez's only wife and the woman he loves the most. You must serve her well and listen to her. If you make her angry, Sir Rodriguez will throw you out of the castle immediately. Third, as a maid, you must always remember your identity. Sir Rodriguez would not marry a maid as a concubine. Your job is to serve Mrs. Rodriguez. If you dare to tempt Sir Rodriguez, you will be sold to a brothel. Do you understand?""Yes," replied the maids.One of the maids whispered to the other, "Princess Sibyl's parents are dead. She's not a princess anymore, so why hasn't Sir Rodriguez divorced her? He's even more concerned abou
Nuri’s POV"Who ran into the fire?" Roth shouted.The servants were in a hurry to put out the fire with buckets, but the fire was getting worse and worse.I know the man who broke in. This is Jovon. We just had a fight.The fire spread out with the wind, like a demon with fangs and claws. As I stood there, I could feel the residual heat of the fire tingling over my skin.Why would he rush in to save Doyle's body? A few days ago, he slipped Doyle a note telling him to kill himself.I squinted. I didn't seem to fully understand my cousin."Hurry up!" I shouted, looking anxiously at the burning house, hoping to see Jovon come out.Although I don't like him, I don't want him to die in a fire.The wooden house crackled in the fire, the pillars that supported it shook, and the roof seemed to be falling down at any moment.No! I broke free of my soldiers, ready to run into the house again."He's coming out!" The servants cheered.I looked ahead and saw a figure carrying a child staggering ou
Sibyl’s POV"Sis, you look so beautiful today. You look like the bride in the picture.""Yeah, my sis married a hero.""Sis, look, I've learned how to ride a horse!""Sis, now that you are married, you will sleep with your husband. I can take care of myself.""Sis, I wish I could leave the palace. I want to live with you..."In the coma, I had a terrible headache. Doyle's face keeps appearing in my dreams. The time we spent together and the words he said to me were playing over and over in my head.Slowly, Doyle's face began to blur, becoming Nuri's."Sibyl, you are my wife, and you must listen to me.""You know, your father or me. Only one of us will live.""At first, I had no intention of letting anyone from the royal family live. You know, killing everyone is the best way to save me a lot of trouble. I never allow my personal feelings to interfere with my decision-making. It is my principle. But since I married you, I have broken my rules many times. I've decided to let you live, t
Dalena’s POVIt's time to tell Sibyl the truth.Her 18 years in the palace had made her a quiet, intelligent and kind person, but she was at the same time too tolerant and repressed. Whenever she met something bad, she always cried alone in the corner, hiding all her sadness in her heart and not showing it in front of others. Even though her character became more lively after she married Nuri, she was still a little woman.She's going to be Chief Witch, and she's going to run all the witches. I want to teach her how to be a witch queen, not a wife hiding behind her husband.Nuri had killed the king. He will be the new king soon. No one has more power in this country now than he does. I can see his love and possessiveness for Sibyl. I'm afraid he won't let Sibyl go when he finds out the truth.I have to get Sibyl out of here before she becomes Queen. I'm going to take her back to the Witch's house, erase her memory, find a way to get rid of the Love-forgetting Potion in her, and protec
Sibyl’s POVMy aunt said she would tell me about my mother, but I couldn't find her the next day."Nuri, do you know where my aunt is? and Manolo, I haven't seen him for days."Nuri stood behind me and took the comb from Amy's hand. As he combed my hair slowly, he answered me, "You are the first member of the witches to be queen. Dalena says she needs five days to pray to God. Manolo is helping her. On the day of our coronation, they will finish their prayers and come to our ceremony."I looked at myself and Nuri in the mirror and felt a little lost. "She hasn't told me who my mother is. I don't even know her name.""It doesn't matter. When you become queen, I will leave a big house for Dalena in the palace. If you miss her, we can invite her to stay in the palace more often.""Okay." I was still grieving the loss of Doyle, and the pregnancy had left me too weak to worry about anything else.Nuri looked at me in the mirror. "Our coronation is in five days. How do you feel?"I shook my
Sibyl’s POVWhen I was refused access to Dalena and Manolo for the third time, I knew it was not as simple as Nuri said.Instead of praying to God, they were locked up by Nuri."Your grace, I'm sorry, I can't let you in," said the soldier standing in front of me with a troubled look on his face. "Sir Rodriguez said no one should go near their room except himself. I'm sorry, I can't disobey his orders.""I just want to stand at the door and say a few words to my aunt. Is that forbidden too?" I looked at the young face of the soldier. He avoided my eyes and did not dare to look at me.I sighed. Well, he's just a soldier following orders. He doesn't have the authority to make any decisions. I don't have to put him on the spot.My heart tightened as I stood at the foot of the steps, looking at the dark corridor behind the soldiers and the tightly shut door.Nuri wouldn't let me see them, not even near their rooms.Despair slowly filled my heart. Since I saw that terrible dream yesterday,