Ezra furrowed her brows as she smelled the delicious aroma of chicken soup that morning. Her consciousness rose even faster when she felt the touch of someone's large and wide hands on her waist, rising up towards her chest.
Ezra's eyes opened and immediately widened as she realized what the hand was after.
SLAP!
She slapped the mischievous hand away and turned to the man behind her, the perpetrator of the naughty touch. "Your Highness!"
The sky-blue-haired man smiled innocently at her and kissed her cheek.
Ezra felt somewhat awkward with the man's treatment, but her face flushed as she also felt embarrassed.
"Good morning, my Empress-to-be," the man whispered.
Ezra blinked at her husband's sweet gesture. She turned to the grandfather clock in the corner of the room and gasped.
"Oh, don't tell me we're already late fo
Yes! It definitely was not Ezekiel's fault!"B-but I'm not in pain," Ezra said with a very red face. "I-I just feel a little stiff."Ezekiel remained silent with his dark face, which now became even more obvious. Ezra looked at him worriedly and began to compare the current Ezekiel with Ezekiel in her previous lives.She tried to recall all the times Ezekiel had shown this expression in front of her, and all of them showed the anger and hatred behind it...But was that just Ezra's point of view?What was Ezekiel thinking in those moments?"Umm..." Ezra felt even more at fault. "Your Highness, I'm really fine. A-and look, I can already stand up and walk."Ezra freed herself from Ezekiel's embrace and with a serious face stood up, posing with a hand on her waist just like her usual smug demeanor. She was able to hide the pain in her body we
In the Banquet Hall, Harriet and Liam raised their drinking glasses and led the audience in a toast. "For Euclase and its people, to His Majesty Axias, the Dragon Emperor and godfather of our children," Liam said, turning to Axias, who also raised his glass. "To Almandine, to triumph together for thousands of full moons." Everyone drank their drinks. After that, the casual chatter resumed. People approached to greet the Duke and Duchess Almandine who had not appeared in public at all after their coronation and began to politely ask how they were doing. Harriet finished the pleasantries quickly and rested for a moment beside Liam near the stage. "Don't you have something to announce, Madam?" Liam asked quietly. Harriet nodded. "Yes, this is the time." She turned to Zaha who was standing at the edge of the room with Arai, Pene
But in Harriet's eyes, the title was well deserved. From the time she knew Molly until now, she had only seen good things. She couldn't let her go now and she wanted Molly to stay by her side.A girl left to die alone by her own sibling... a girl who had never received kindness in this world in her life...Perhaps, she was lucky. But for Harriet, what she gave Molly wasn't just luck she shared with her.She gave her the trust and strength to stay by her side, and she expects all good things to come for her more and again.From this moment on.Everyone applauded loudly. Harriet walked up to the three teenagers and hugged them, followed by Liam.Meanwhile, Zaha was still standing in place, smiling faintly at the sight of it all. But his expression remained serious and flat. There was something on his mind at the moment.At the same time, Ar
Arai felt disappointed.Why was it that even though she had been looking for him all day, she still couldn't find him? Where did he actually go?Was he busy?Arai stopped walking.A question arose in her head. If she looked for him now, would she disturb him?Zaha Serpentes had managed to do what no one else in this world could do. He had created a new healing method for an Alpha Lycan who had lost his heart.It was a great achievement, and after deciding to make it all public, there were bound to be many people chasing after him.Especially, his family.Although Arai was worried, wouldn't it be better to wait for things to die down first before she went to see Zaha?Arai was silent.During this time, she and Zaha communicated a lot through letters, and during this time, even
"Princess... I practiced hundreds of times in front of the mirror... and I asked everyone about how to express my feelings for you all this time, the Euclase way," Zaha said. "And I felt so guilty, as I also wanted to do everything the right way as I knew it all my life on the Eastern Continent." Zaha couldn't throw away the traditions he learned as a boy, and he also wanted to honor them, as he felt there was nothing wrong with following the rules. But at the same time, he also wanted to show his feelings in a way that Arai would understand and be familiar with. "So I decided to express my feelings, and propose to you at the same time... this is all to show my seriousness and that I want you in my life... as my wife." A man and a woman must be in an official relationship before they could speak to each other and express their feelings through actions or words. It was all about a woman's reputation and a man's resp
"Do you want to bet on whether or not they'll sleep together tonight?" Heinrich asked Penelope at the hotel bar where Penelope was staying.Penelope chuckled as Heinrich looked astonished at her words. "You know what? I love rumors and gossip. The fact that the eldest Princess of the Duchy of Padparadscha is romancing a foreign Prince from the Eastern Continent is one of the hottest rumors around."Heinrich raised his eyebrows. He watched Penelope Zircon sip her wine gently.He had been asked by Zaha to separate Penelope from Arai so that the Eastern Continent prince could spend some time alone with Arai.At first, Penelope didn't want to go with him, but when Heinrich whispered in her ear that Zaha wanted to make a formal declaration of feelings to Arai, Penelope immediately pushed Arai away and agreed to spend a moment with Heinrich."If you're so fond of rumors and gossip, why
Arai walked with a smile on her face. Her right hand was still clasped with Zaha's who kept turning to her with a smile."Hehe, Your Highness, you look so happy... I've never seen you smile that much," Arai said.Zaha nodded. His cold, flat face had disappeared somewhere."Did something good happen?" asked Arai.Zaha answered in a warm and low voice, sounding so soft and indulgent. "That's right. Something good happened."Their steps echoed, carrying them through the hallways of Almandine Castle in the middle of the quiet and carefree night. Some people were still partying, and some had gone and rested.They were almost in front of Arai's room, but for some reason, their pace slowed. They didn't want to part quickly.However, slowing down their pace wouldn't be enough to delay time. The two stopped in front of the door and looked at each
Penelope was already drunk, but a sudden sadness washed over her when she saw the kind smile that remained on Heinrich's face as she spoke of guilt.Because Penelope had felt guilty too, even though she knew what had happened was not her fault. She feels guilty. After all, she used to feel that the war happened because she made trouble with Celine Diamond...But she realized that was not true.If Heinrich felt guilty too and it forced him to become a good person who only wanted to serve the peace of this world... wouldn't that be too cruel?Penelope cried until she was satisfied. Her head was now resting on Heinrich's chest, and although she was still sobbing, she was no longer crying.And because Heinrich was silently drowned in deep thoughts about everything she had said, he didn't notice as Penelope's body slowly leaned more and more against his and nearly fell over.&n