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I am sitting beside the emperor while he is laughing and watching the people who is practicing sword fight. Trying to win the attention of the emperor.

It's getting serious, until the daughter of duke Gabriel walk at the hall, her gaze was fixed at the emperor, and I feel that she's trying to seduce the emperor, I can tell it by looking at her moves, it seems that she's seducing the emperor.

Emperor Blake's is not yet building his harem, but I heard that he has a plan to build it, with neighborhood empire, but he badly want to have a connection with Drivike empire. I knew that my father's empire is really one of the best and powerful empire.

I didn't notice that she's already infront of us, the emperor.

"It's a good opportunity to meet the sun of the empire, together with the future mother of Gribe, your highness." She bowed her head in front of the emperor and I.

I smiled and trying to apply all of the lessons that I learned from my etiquette class.

"You may rise now," Emperor Blake commanded and the Duke Gabriel was smiling from ear to ear, and when he looked at my direction, he act stiff.

He think that the emperor find his daughter attractive, but look who's sitting beside the emperor now?

Even the emperor build his harem, I am still the empress, and if they are planning something, they should do it quickly.

Because I don't want to become a empress.

I know, that they knew how serios I am, and no one can talk with me, maybe because they're afraid on my existence.

The curse is like an advantage for me, all of them are afraid of me, but at the same time there's a down side.

Their intentions, some of them think that I am stupid, that I didn't see their ulterior motives behind my back.

I know that I didn't receive some education at my own empire, but it doesn't mean that I am not learning on my own.

"Your highness, I heard that the emperor asked for the best designer at Gribe empire. That's why I bring my daughter, she knew the trend and the best designer for you." Duke Gabriel said, presenting his daughter.

"Thank you so much for your effort, I'd love to talk with your daughter and discuss about it." I stood up, the maid walk at the moment I started to walk, and Gabriel's daughter is behind my back.

"It's a pleasure to meet the future empress of Gribe, it will be a blessing for me." I looked behind my back and smile, the audacity to said that after seducing the emperor in front of me, how bold she is.

"Your name?" I said and slowly tuck my hair behind my right ear, the maid open the door of tea room, and the food and tea was there.

I gently remove my eye silk, and I saw the fear at her eyes. I'd like to tease her for a while.

I sat down and changed the eye silk that I am wearing.

"Y-your highness, I'm Francia." I saw how she feel tensed and her voice shakes while answering my question.

"It's nice to meet you, Francia. As you can see, I need your help for my dresses, and about the trend at Gribe, as a future empress. I should look presentable and find a second option aside from what my instructor tell me to do." I lean at the sofa and drink the tea that the maid pour.

I saw sweats at Francia's forehead, and how her hands shake that much.

"What's wrong, Francia?" I asked, acting like a fool, while she's getting afraid of me more.

"N-nothing your highness, I just feel that I am not feeling well." I chuckled and get some sweets.

So this is how it feels, to toy people around, see how they feared you. They thought that I am stupid, but little they know that I am fully aware of their actions towards me.

"You want me to cancel our discussion about your suggestion for the best designer at the empire?" I said and she even looked afraid on what I've said.

"N-no your highness, I didn't mean to make you feel that way, please forgive me." She kneel in front of me, and I sip at my tea.

Francia didn't raise her head until I say so. "You may rise your head, but if you cannot do it today, we can talk some other time." I showed my fake smile, and she still look stiff.

"Are you afraid of me?" I said, and notice how Francia twitched when I asked her.

"Your highness, why I will become afraid of you?" She sat back to the sofa and I smile sweetly this time.

"So, you're not afraid of me?" And there it goes, it seems that Francia is thorned. Has no idea what will be the best answer on my question now.

My question is kind of tricky, but I'd love to hear that they're afraid of me, instead of they're not afraid of me.

I don't fucking care if she's the daughter of Duke, they're nothing.

"Please don't misunderstood my answer, your highness." Francia put down the tea cup and call her maid.

They started to present the sample designs, and the jewelries too.

"This is the newest and the only design that they offered, no one has the same design as this." Francia stood up and I saw how many times she gulped.

I love how the dress looked like, it's kind of similar on what my sisters wore at Drivike empire.

"All of them are beautiful, I want them all. I am also looking for night gown, I know that the emperor will love to see me in tight and beautiful night gown as well." She looked irritated when I said the emperor.

Of course, I am the future empress.

"I can arrange the designer your highness, I'll give her schedule," Francia said, but I noticed that some dresses has some damage.

An idea came into my mind.

A small issue won't be that bad for the reputation of duke and his daughter, and Francia thought that I won't notice the damages of the dresses.

"Thank you for your effort, and I trust your suggestions." I saw how she smile wickedly, think that you won this time. But at the moment that I ruin you and your father, that will be the reason why some nobles will turn their back against them.

I really fight back with my enemies, but while I am acting like a fiance of the emperor, I will play with them.

But a lot of plan came up into my mind, since the day of the emperor's warning.

It's not that I don't trust Akeldama's skills at killing people, but what if he failed to kill the emperor, it will be the end of my life.

"I'll bit my farewell, her royal highness." Francia bowed her head before leaving. I watched her walk, until she finally left the room.

I gently checked the dresses and gowns. Lady Critesa's offered is really better than this dresses.

They want me to look miserable with this dresses.

My last task for this day is to check the gown that I will wear for my wedding, that is tomorrow.

Busy all of the people at the empire, and I am also getting anxious that this day will come, the day that might be my last day here at the empire.

I changed my dress, the lighter one before checking my gown.

A lot of servants can't help but to look at me while I am walking. Three maids ate behind me, I hold the paper that shows the design of gown.

"Her royal highness, the emperor asked for your presence at the garden, after you finished your errands." I waved my hand with low energy.

Emperor Blake is kind of moody. Sometimes, he want to kill me, but sometimes he's clingy. But lately, he didn't resist to my curse, after the night that Prince Kier vanish at the empire.

"Alright, I'll be there later." I keep walking, until I reached the room, where my gown is located.

At the moment that servants open the door, the big gown, all white and it looks like I am really a empress, once I wear that wedding gown.

I slowly walk where the gown is, touch it and I am mesmerized by the beauty of the gown. It really made for me, the eye silk is from different continent.

"It's magnificent." I can't hide my smile and amusement by looking at the gown.

"It really fits for you, my empress." I automatically look behind me, and Emperor Blake was there.

Holding the glass wine. I saw that his cheeks is red, seems like he's been drinking since I left him at training ground.

"Out of sight." The emperor commanded, and all of the servants walk out of the room, Blake and I remained at the same spot.

"Remove this silk, it hides the real beauty behind you." Emperor Blake removed the eye silk that I am wearing, revealing my red eyes.

"How dangerously gorgeous, I can't wait the day that you'll become my wife." Emperor Blake slowly touch my cheeks.

"You're acting, unusual. Does the curse breaks off?" He chuckled and sat down to the sofa, pour some wine to his glass.

"You played with me. Now, I am the one who's playing you. Like you have no idea if this is till part of your curse or what." Emperor Blake wink at me, patted the seat beside him.

I can't help but to walk to his direction, and sit beside him.

"I'm excited to see what are your capabilities, Delaney. I know that you're planning something, and I'll plan something too. But you know, what is mine, always belong to mine." He gently grab the end of my hair and kissed it, while looking to my eyes.

"I'm rooting for your success, your majesty of Drivike." Emperor Blake tocuhes my face, and kissed me slowly, but never break the eye contact between his eyes to mine.

"Goodnight, my darling." Blake said after breaking the kiss, and didn't look back until he left the room.

I catch my breath after hearing gone, it seems that I can't process what will be thw possibilities once the day that I tied a knot with the emperor Blake.

A knock makes me back to reality, and the wife of Duke Gabriel was there. Holding a fan and bowed her head in front of me.

"I'm really sorry for sudden visit, her highness, but I think we really need to talk about urgent matters." I just shrugged my shoulders and smile at her.

"I heard some news, it's all over the empire, that you're having an secret affair with the prince of Gribe, the Prince Kier." I can't hide my smirk when I heard it.

They really tried to push my button, huh?

"I'd love to hear some baseless news, actually once that it's not true and just a humor, it will be a big disrespect to the sun of the empire." I said calmly while playing with the paper that I am holding since I came here.

"The emperor was here before you came, tells that he's aware of what the other nobels are doing behind his back, tainting the name of his soon to be wife and he's very disappointed." I act like I wipe my tears, and she started to panic.

"But it's okay, I already calm him down, and the emperor will find a way who's playing behind his back and punish it at the way that I want to." I act like I will remove my eye silk, and 5hw wife of Duke automatically stand up, I saw panic and fear in her eyes.

"I'm sorry for disturbing your time, her majesty of Drivike, I'll bid my leave." She almost trip while walking, they think that I will fumble?

In their dreams. Not now, and not even tomorrow.