"Hey." Amadeus looks so worried about his daughter Celine."Father..." Celine breathed out in relief."Are you alright sweetheart? How are you feeling?" "Hurts, A lot." She groaned."Do you remember what happened?" He inquired.She nodded. "Yes.""That's good. Let's get you home. Is your head bleeding?"She shook her head again. "It doesn't hurt much."He sighs in relieve and then he helps her sit up straight while supporting her neck. "Here." He handed her the glass of water from earlier and she drank it greedily.When she finished drinking the glass, her father helped her stand up carefully and supported her as they walked together towards her father carriage.When they reached her father's carriage, he helped her into the passenger seat while the servant opened the back door and helped her sit there."Take her home." Her father commanded and then he gave her a pat on her shoulder."Thank you father." She said gratefully."Take care of yourself, honey." The servants closed the ca
After all, she did run away from him before and now he was going to punish her for doing that.She tried to relax herself a little by breathing out deeply and then she started to think about everything that has happened tonight and how lucky she was to have survived. If she hadn't been able to escape from them, she wouldn't have been alive today and if she had been taken by them, she might not even be able to remember what happened to her now.She didn't know exactly how long she laid there silently thinking about everything that happened but when she heard footsteps approaching her room, she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.Before he could reach the side of her bed, she felt a blanket covering her body and then he pulled it up over her face. As soon as she was fully covered, she felt his lips press against her forehead and she instantly relaxed. She loved that she was always able to feel safe when he kissed her forehead. Even though she didn't know where he had
Once Celine was finished watching the sunset, she grabbed her bag and walked downstairs. She had no idea when or where her father would return and she was getting hungry.She heard voices coming from the dining room, so she guessed that her father was back. When she arrived downstairs, she took a look around the living room and noticed that the house was completely silent. She was certain that her father didn't leave the house last night because he was too angry with her.Celine approached the entrance of the kitchen only to notice two pairs of shoes resting on the floor in front of it. One pair belonged to Raphael and one pair belonged to her father. She recognized the shoes and she was sure that those belong to the guys who captured her. How the hell did they end up on the ground? Where were they? Did they follow her here or were they sent to watch her? What does that mean? Who the hell were they anyway and why were they chasing her?As soon as she walked out of the kitchen, she s
"Goodnight, sweet dreams." He kissed the side of her head. "Thank you Roman." Celine sighed and hugged him tighter.When Celine woke up again, Roman wasn't there anymore. She was relieved that he finally left her alone, but at the same time, she couldn't help but wonder where he had gone.As she was thinking about it, she began feeling a little nauseous, so she got up to get herself some water to relieve her stomach pain. Celine put her legs into a pair of shorts and went outside the bathroom. After filling her glass with water, she headed into the kitchen to wash it and prepare breakfast for herself.She placed everything that she needed on the table before sitting down and eating her food quietly. She was lost in thought because of what her mother had said the previous day. She wished that she could tell her the truth about everything that has happened to her and ask her why she didn't come back to the castle. But deep down, she knew that she wouldn't tell her.She knew that it w
"Hello, duchess Celine."Celine didn't know how to react at first, but once she got over her initial shock, she smiled and gave a small nod."Hello King Roman. Hello everyone." Celine greeted politely."Would you mind if I joined you for lunch today?" Roman asked with a smile.Celine nodded her head yes slightly. "Of course not." She said."Good." Roman replied.The women were all staring at Celine intently and she couldn't figure out why. She suddenly felt uncomfortable and uncomfortable."Can I leave now?" She asked quietly.Everyone snapped out of their thoughts and gave her a slight nod of approval."Good, I will go ahead now and wait for you downstairs, King Roman."With that, she got up and walked away from them and disappeared outside, leaving them behind with confused looks on their faces.Roman watched her walk away and sighed, he looked around and noticed that most of the guests had left the restaurant already. "Are we still going to eat, or would you rather go somewhere e
Celine remained silent."You must've known that I loved you.""I knew." She finally admitted. "But I thought you didn't care for me."Roman's eyes flashed with anger. His lips tightened into a thin line and his nostrils flared as he inhaled sharply. He opened his mouth to say something but no words came out. His hands balled into fists as he tried to control himself."I was foolish and thoughtless back then. When you left me, I wanted to die. All I thought about was getting rid of the pain you had inflicted upon me. All I cared about was myself and getting revenge on you for what you had done to me. I believed that after you died I would feel relieved because I wouldn't have to live with that pain. Then I met you again." He took a deep breath as he tried to calm down his temper. "The pain you caused me, the pain you caused me again and again and again. You hurt me. You made me love you. You broke me. You tore apart everything that was mine and brought everything within me back to yo
"I wanted to erase all my mistakes and replace them with new ones. I wanted to be like everyone else. I wanted to feel nothing for others. To feel nothing for myself. I wanted to pretend that I was just like everyone else. Just like I had pretended to be back then.""So you killed because you hated yourself?"He nodded. "At first it started because of you. Because I realized that I loved you too much to let you go. But I didn't realize at first that I loved you. Only later when I found out that you had given birth to my child. I wanted to punish you for doing that, but I decided against it because I didn't want to make you angry. I didn't want to lose our relationship over something like that.""But then I got curious. I wanted to know what made you happy. Why you smiled and cried. Why you laughed. I wanted to see you smile like that again. Like the way you used to when we were younger. So I kept asking myself questions until one day it hit me." He paused. "One day, it hit me that wh
"I don't need your help," She muttered, shaking her head weakly.He frowned, pulling his hand away. "Why?"She shook her head lightly. "Nothing.""Celine." He insisted.She closed her eyes tightly, trying to hold back her tears again. She had no idea how long this conversation was going to continue. How much longer she was going to have to listen to his endless apologies. She couldn't handle that anymore. She was tired. Tired of listening to all his stupid words and pretending to agree with everything he said. She was tired of pretending to forgive him when she couldn't even begin to imagine forgiving him. It was easier just to shut him out. Maybe it wouldn't work out. Maybe she wasn't really supposed to forgive him after all. Maybe she should try to find some way to forget him. Forget that he existed. That he ever existed."Do you even know how much trouble you put me through? Do you know that I had to spend months trying to track you down to apologize? That you left me without eve
King Roman finally get all of he ever wanted the throne, peace and his family back without any disturbing, he feels so happy to raise his children together with his beloved wife Celine.Celine was finally able to get out from the cursed and finally together with King Roman."Celine, let me take you into the magical garden there."Celine nodded and King Roman kept holding her hand.He kissed her hands and she smiled happily at him.The two got out of the castle and started walking in the garden.It wasn't just the normal garden but a magic garden that could make plants grow from anything.They went through the garden and when they get to a small pond near the garden Celine jumped into the water.She swims around happily and laughs as she looks up from the water.When she comes back out she saw that the king hasn't follow her so she looked over where she last seen him.He was standing right at the edge of the pond looking at something that made him smile like never before.Her husband a
Unfortunately, this didn’t stop his heart from breaking a little whenever they cried or when they woke up screaming in the middle of the night, scared of monsters or demons, unable to control themselves. Sometimes, Roman wondered if he should try to help them somehow, but then he remembered what happened the previous day. If he had interfered, then the kidnappers would have gotten away with everything, and Celine and his daughters would have died. Instead, he decided to ignore them, pretending as if nothing had happened and letting the incident be completely forgotten. This way, Celine could have a normal life again, and he could finally sleep without worrying about her.As Roman went through that process of ignoring and forgetting about the incident, he gradually began to grow tired. Despite that fact, he stayed up until late into the night before finally falling asleep.When he woke up the next morning, the sun was shining brightly and he could hear birds singing outside in the
Slowly and cautiously, he moved his gaze toward the direction that he thought he had seen the source of the noise coming from. And suddenly, he realized that the source of the sound had been Celine’s hand. She was clutching her left hand tightly in both of hers and she had begun rocking herself back and forth in a small circle. The movements weren’t violent, though, but rather rhythmic, and were definitely something that Roman recognized as something she frequently did when she was upset.It wasn’t that Roman was surprised that Celine was having trouble sleeping or that he was worried that she might be feeling uncomfortable. After all, she had been through quite a bit today, and it was understandable that she might feel that way. But what shocked him was that she was apparently doing it in the middle of the night instead of at the usual hour when he would normally be waking her up to ask her if she needed anything. It was odd behaviour for her, especially after what had happened
So, he would wait. He would patiently try to support his wife, and he would try to be there for her, and he would do his best to make sure that she was always happy. But above all else, he would have to keep reminding himself to stay calm. No matter how angry he was, no matter how hard he tried, he wouldn’t be able to break down if he were to lose his composure. And if he broke down, there was no doubt that he would never forgive himself. Not for something like that. He might not understand what it was like to live with her constantly and watch her suffer, but he didn’t want to find out what the outcome might be if he actually broke down. So, for the sake of his family, he would remain strong and hold himself together. That way, if things did end up getting rough, he had a chance to save what little remained of his family and his sanity.And that was all that really mattered. Everything else, everything else was just distractions.His thoughts were broken away from their current tr
It had become quite clear over the course of the last two weeks that he wasn’t going to be able to keep pushing Celine as far as he normally would have. It pained him to see her hurting like this. He understood, logically speaking, that she was still in a fragile place mentally, but it seemed that the more time that passed by and the more painful memories that surfaced, the less he wanted to push her. So, in order to help her move forward, he would have to allow her to talk to him, but only after she had been cleared for release. He was going to be patient with her, however long it took. In fact, he would be patient for years if it meant that he would eventually be granted the opportunity to help her heal and grow stronger.Roman sighed deeply and ran his fingers through his hair before turning his attention back to the book resting on his lap. It was nearing the end of the third chapter and he had already finished reading through it three times. This was the fourth time he had re
Celine continued crying quietly, occasionally letting out a small whimper or sniffle, until she finally lost the ability to hold back anymore. She sat against the cold white tiles, hugging herself tightly and allowing her body to relax as much as it possibly could. A part of her wished that she didn’t need to be rescued, that she could just fall asleep and never wake up again. Or that someone would come in and save her from everything else. Maybe Roman would come back after work and sweep her up into his arms and carry her to bed. Perhaps she could convince him to stay. To spend forever with her. To be happy together.But no matter how desperately she hoped that was going to happen, it wasn’t going to happen. Because he wouldn’t be back for another week and even if he was, that wouldn’t give her enough time to convince him that her problems were truly worth helping her deal with. It just wasn’t realistic.She wasn’t going to lie. It hurt. There was a part of her that still loved h
Roman sat down at the other end of the counter, turning his head so that his eyes were looking up at her. He had a soft smile on his face and she was unable to avoid smiling back. She loved when he smiled like that. It made her feel warm inside. It brought back memories of simpler times that she wished she could forget. When they were both young and in love. When things between them weren’t complicated or hard to work through. Before everything had gone so wrong and they were separated by miles upon miles of ocean. Before they had even met. “So…what happened?” he asked hesitantly.“What do you mean?”“Well last night was kind of weird…and today isn’t exactly the best situation either, so what happened last night that has you so upset?”“Don’t worry about it,” she mumbled.“It doesn’t look like you want to talk about it,” he pointed out. “And honestly, I think it would probably make you feel better if I knew what was going on. We don’t know each other that well yet…we hardly know
The next morning, when Celine awoke, Roman was lying on the couch, facing her, sound asleep. His arm was slung over the top of her torso and he was snoring gently into her shoulder. He looked peaceful as his eyebrows were relaxed and his mouth hung slightly open. For a split second, he looked younger and less exhausted than he usually did. His hair was disheveled, sticking out at odd angles and there was an obvious flush on his face due to the heat radiating from the heater. Her heart fluttered in her chest at the sight. He looked so adorable and it gave her butterflies to see him looking so tired and worn out. She reached up with her hands to push some of his messy curls away from his forehead before running her fingers lightly over his temples, pushing them downwards gently as she did so. His eyes fluttered for a moment and she thought he was about to wake up, but instead, he nuzzled into her hand, sighing contently as he continued to drift further and further towards slumber.A
Roman nodded quickly, standing up and walking swiftly towards the kitchen. He rummaged around inside the medicine cabinet for a bit, searching through the various bottles until he managed to find a bottle which he immediately popped open and handed to her. She took it gingerly and swallowed down two capsules. She glanced up at him and smiled gratefully. “Thanks.”“You’re welcome. How are you feeling anyway? Are you really alright?”She nodded. “Yeah. I’m fine. A little dizzy, maybe. But I’ll manage. It’s just exhaustion.”He frowned slightly. “But you just said that it’s been three weeks. What happened? Have you not slept for three weeks now?”“I told you, Roman. My body is just adjusting to everything that happened. That’s all. Don’t worry about it. Please, stop asking questions. You’re making me uncomfortable.”Roman sighed and sat back down on the couch, taking her hand into his again. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked so many questions.”“No, no, you’re fine. Just please stop