/Knock. Knock. Knock/"Prince Matthias wants you to go to his room right now."I hadn't even touched the bathroom yet. And the maid who had accompanied me here was already knocking on my bedroom door and requesting my presence abruptly."Just give me a moment," I pleaded with the maid who kept knocking on my door impatiently. "I need time to put on this dress. Can you please leave me alone first?"The waitress agreed, although she was a little unhappy with my request. I listened carefully to the sound of her tapping footsteps clashing with the cold marble floor, then disappeared into the distance between us."Huft." I could finally breathe a sigh of relief. I almost died on my feet earlier when I heard the maid almost open the door to this room when I was not prepared with my disguise.'What does Matthias want, anyway? He said he wanted to see me tonight, and not now! Since when did he become such an impetuous person!' I complained to myself as I put on the dress they told me to wear.
"I married Estella because I love that Omega," he said behind my ear. With his face buried in my neck so weakly."What do you mean?" I asked in astonishment.He ran his fingers through my scattered locks, smoothing them down, inching up to briefly kiss my forehead for a few moments. Our gazes met as his erect penis there hit the top of my genitals, but his face remained glum."I have to marry Estella if I don't want the Omega I love to get hurt," he said sadly.The flow of time in my head suddenly stopped midway. Just now, I got what I was looking for as my reason for sneaking into this palace; a reason why Matthias should marry Estella and leave me."Is someone threatening you, Matthias?" I asked seriously but carefully. He who was on top of me now, was semi--conscious. The effects of his mating made him look like a drunk.But that's exactly what allowed me to take advantage of his drunken state, to dig deeper into their very mysterious marriage."Isabelle's life is in danger," he sa
-- Kingdom of Matthias -- Royal servants' hall -- 6.00 am. .... I woke up with an aching sensation across the surface of my joints. The earth's ozone layer, which had recently dropped heavy snow, replaced the unusual suspicion of darkness that surrounded the entire cold room. All I could catch from yesterday was that I was talking to my servant about Arthur. And the next day I returned to this room, with Matthias beside me. He was still fast asleep, with his naked body bearing witness to our illicit copulation last night. ‘Ha .... What have I done? This is not what you should be doing, Isabelle. Sleeping with Matthias will only make Estella more suspicious,’ I muttered to myself, realizing just how stupid my actions had been last night. And sure enough, what I'd feared fell before my eyes. Estella realized Matthias' disappearance and broke the door to this room down. A commotion was triggered in the morning as she witnessed her groom-to-be in bed with an Omega maid. "You stupid
"Matthias has gone mad. I warned him not to be rash when he got that threat, and he did just the opposite," Walking over and pulling me up in a hurry, Arthur complained about Matthias who also seemed to have understood the situation."Arthur, I don't understand that threat you spoke of," I retorted while determined to keep up with his fast pace. "Who exactly is threatening Matthias? Does this have anything to do with Frederick?""No," Arthur replies quickly. "Estella knows you are the lost daughter of Esther from the kingdom of Magnolia. And she did it to attack you. Don't you know that Theodosius' kingdom and yours are enemies?"I swallowed my saliva along with my breath with a tightening sensation in my chest. "My parents once discussed that. The kingdoms of Theodosius and Magnolia have long been at odds."Arthur nodded his head and glanced his pale face at me behind him. "And Estella used that to fuel the fire between the princes. She said she would denounce your true identity to W
"Isabelle. You always and always chose another Alpha over me," he said flatly, coldly, yet with both irises that barked like the sun raging in the night."That foolishness of yours always makes me wonder if you love me, or if all this time your sweetness has been a poisonous boomerang for me because no matter what I do, you never do what I want," he continued, facing me with an expression tinged with disappointment."Matthias. .." I muttered with a very heavy heart. "You know I love you. If I didn't, then there's no way I'd still be here when Frederick has made his love available to me. You're the only hope I have ...""Then get off the carrier now and come back to me," he ordered. He was still wielding the long, sharp sword seriously, not playing with his anger this time.I was forced out of Arthur's arms, set my bare feet on the royal grounds, and faced him. On my second step, I felt a hand grab me tightly and pull me back."Arthur?" I said in astonishment. He didn't let go of my ha
"MATTHIAS!"I screamed like a doomsday trance, but not for Alpha who had his stomach pierced by a long sword by his friend.Frederick had decided to truly become a monster. As Matthias tried to revive him, to give him a chance to return to the right path, he stabbed him in the stomach with his sword.Through and through, until blood flooded the ground we stood on."Ugh!"Matthias lost his balance, the wound was too big for his legs to support him. He fell to the ground and almost hit his head on a rock if Arthur didn't help him immediately."Matthias! No!" I screamed as loudly as I could. I moved to go to him, but Frederick blocked my way."You!" I growled. My anger brought tears to my eyes, which I didn't know were tears of sadness or anger. His hands grasped me so tightly, that I cried out in pain."You're crazy! Did you have the heart to kill your own best friend? Matthias was innocent! He wanted to give me, his beloved Omega, to you!" I snapped. With one of my idle hands, I punche
"An Alpha will sacrifice anything for his beloved Omega. I'm sure you're aware of that," he said, eyes fixed straight ahead like the point of a sword spear sure of its aim."I don't think William and Nathaniel's arrival here is a coincidence, nor do I think they will solve this easily," he said again, continuing. "So before anything bad happens, I want you to leave this place. Go, your parents will protect you.""Wh--what!? Hey! I don't want to! Frederick! Listen to me!"Unilaterally and without waiting for my consent, he lowered my body and pushed me away with all his might. My gaze on Matthias was immediately blocked by his body that advanced like a fortress on the frontline.And the sword that was already lodged in its sheath, he threw it at me. Frederick advanced alone, facing the two princes who were fully equipped with weapons of war."N o... This is not what I want ..." My legs trembled as if hit by a tornado, and my hand that held the sword trembled like the ground was shaken
"Does he not want to eat at all? What about the medicinal herbs I sent yesterday?""She spits out everything that comes into her mouth, Your Majesty. Unfortunately, Princess Isabelle refuses to swallow anything.""That's all right. Then, you may leave. I'll take care of it here.""Yes, Your Majesty."/creak/Right at the sound of the door clashing with the cold squeak of the frozen marble floor, I forced my eyelids closed. The conversation I heard earlier, I believed to be Frederick discussing my condition with Magnolia's royal doctor.After my parents failed to persuade me to eat, it seemed that today I would have to fight with Frederick again. I hope he won't be violent towards me at least."Isabelle. I know you didn't sleep. Get up and finish your breakfast. Or do I need to use violence to get you to eat? Do you intend to die in vain?"I knew it. As soon as Frederick walked into my room, he immediately hit me with his scathing words. Despite me currently being so weak that I could