ログイン[ AYSEL ]Raegon says nothing for a moment.He just stares.His eyes search mine intently, like he’s peeling me open layer by layer, trying to understand what kind of woman would dare say something like that to him.There’s amusement there. And curiosity.And something darker. Something that feels like a warning I should take seriously, but don’t.A quiet scoff leaves him, almost like a breath of laughter.“Be careful what you wish for, darling.”His fingers slide under my chin, lifting my face so I’m forced to hold his gaze.“If I take you the way I want…” he continues, voice low and firm, “it will be nothing like the first time I had you.”The amusement in his eyes never fades.“You will cry,” he says softly, almost thoughtfully. “So loud the entire packhouse will hear you.” His thumb brushes my lower lip. “You will scream until your voice breaks… as I fill you with so much pleasure and pain that you won’t even know the difference anymore.”A soft, broken moan slips from me.My mind
[ AYSEL ]“And how would you do that… my king?”“Easy,” he says, his voice dropping lower and darker. His eyes drag slowly over my face, lingering on my lips, then lower to my chest.My throat tightens.I suddenly feel bare and exposed. Like I’m standing before him with nothing on, even though I’m fully dressed.Heat dances inside me, burning hotter by the second.“All I have to do…” he continues, his gaze lifting back to mine, a slow smirk tugging at his lips. The darkness in his eyes deepens, heavy with illicit promise. “…is reward you with enough pleasure… that you forget you were ever angry at me.”Sweet heavens. “My king…” I whisper, breathless.Before I can even think, he moves.One second he’s back on his feet. The next, I’m in his hands, lifted effortlessly and placed right on the spot he had been sitting moments ago.A gasp slips out of me.Raegon steps in, caging me in completely. His broad shoulders block everything else out, his towering frame swallowing me whole. There
[ AYSEL ]“Lady Aysel!”The moment Poppy and Ria spot me walking down the hallway with Pandora, they rush toward me from where they’ve been waiting by my door like restless guards.They reach me in seconds and throw their arms around me so tightly that I nearly lose my balance—though I cannot tell if it is their force or the weight of everything I’ve been through today that makes my body feel so weak.“Careful, girls.” Pandora says with a soft chuckle behind me.They pull back slightly, but their hands remain on me as if they are afraid I might disappear again. Tears shine in their eyes, making their worry painfully clear.“We thought… we thought we’d never see you again,” Ria says, her voice trembling with emotion. “We were so worried.”“I’m fine,” I tell them with a small, tired smile. “I’m really fine now.”My gaze softens.“Pandora told me it was you two who ran to her the moment I was taken.” I pause. “Thank you. I owe you both so much.”“It’s our duty, my lady.” Poppy says gent
[ HAELYN ]The powder brush freezes in my hand the moment my maid finishes whispering in my ear.She steps back quietly after delivering the news about Aysel.I do not move or even blink.My eyes remain fixed on my reflection in the large mirror before my dressing table.My face looks perfectly calm.Anyone looking at me now would think nothing is wrong. They would never guess that beneath this calm mask, a violent storm is raging inside me. Aysel… got out?Our plan… failed?My stomach contorts violently and my grip tightens around the powder brush still resting against my cheek.The wood snaps in half.“That witch,” I murmur to my reflection, my voice heavy with rage. “How did she manage to escape such a perfectly crafted plan?”Everything had been arranged carefully. And yet she slipped through our fingers like smoke.And now Freya and Raquel have been thrown into the very dungeon cell meant for Aysel.I clench my jaw.Of course they ruined everything. Their stupidity must have exp
[AYSEL ]The old physician immediately kneels and opens his medical case, beginning to search through its contents.As I watch him, a fragile hope begins to rise inside my chest.And silently, desperately, I pray to the gods that the truth finally comes out.At the same time, my eyes drift toward those wicked consorts.Freya and Raquel stand close together, almost pressed against each other like frightened animals seeking shelter. Their faces have lost all color and their eyes remain fixed on the physician as he searches through his case.The fear on their faces is obvious. So is the unease.“Here it is, my King.”The physician finally pulls out two papers from his case and hands them to a nearby guard. The guard moves to deliver them to Raegon, but Raegon stops him with a small gesture.“Hand it to my consorts,” he says. “Let them read it for themselves.”The guard obeys at once.He walks over and places the papers into Freya and Raquel’s trembling hands. Their fingers shake as they
[ AYSEL ]A few hours after Raegon leaves the dungeon, the sound of iron gates scraping open drags me out of a shallow sleep.I had cried myself into that sleep.My head still aches and my eyes burn when the guards step inside my cell again.Without a word, they pull me to my feet and cuff my wrists once more. The cold metal bites into my skin as they lead me out of the dungeon and up the stone stairs.Back to the throne room.For the second time today.When we arrive, the hall is already filled again. Everyone who attended the earlier gathering is present, seated and waiting. The guards guide me to kneel before them all.My heart begins to race.Why did Raegon call everyone back here again? Did he already reach a conclusion?For a moment panic climbs up my throat, threatening to choke me, but I force myself to breathe and hold on to the only thing keeping me from falling apart.I believe you.His words from earlier echo inside my mind. He promised the truth would come to light.Sudde







