105 - Catharsis

"It is fitting that your marriage comes before your baby, and also for your coronation, dear," said my father, the king of Elbarrack Magnolia.

Indeed, my breath stopped at that moment, when he uttered the word marriage so abruptly without a foundation. But before my heart could pump with rage, he mentioned marriage next to Matthias' name.

Where I thought they were going to marry me off to Frederick, it turned out to be the other way around.

"What do you mean, father? What wedding are you referring to?" I asked confused, as I glanced at Matthias who was standing next to me, still supporting my body with both hands.

"What else? Marriage, darling. You want to marry Matthias, don't you? Then the sooner the better. Everything is already prepared. We're just waiting for your body to recover," he replied with a hand that tapped me lightly on the shoulder, then moved to my head which was the target of his stroking.

"I don't understand, sorry," I replied clumsily. Both my mom and dad's eyes sh