Does true love exist? Without love, IS a life worth living Ect... So many possible answers but without an ounce of certainty but one thing IS certain "You can never trust what you see " something that Caleb, the future king of Azurah, must forget. He tries to answer his two questions After having chased away the one he loved above all, for adultery with her little brother, and, his marriage immediately afterward with her sister. " LOVE " with a Capital L IS no longer for her. She has already given enough, but if she had to do it again she would make the same choices that caused her downfall but that allowed her to meet wonderful people, her brothers, to receive the unconditional love of her children To grow up to be feared and respected by herself and nightmares she only has one thing that she would have liked to say 7 years ago " To hell with Caleb " PS: this story comes directly from my imagination the places, the customs, and everything was invented
View Moreカーテンの隙間から、薄い朝の光が差し込んでいた。
時計の針は午前十時を指している。 沙耶はベッドの上で、天井を見つめたまま動けずにいた。 目を閉じても、開けても、何も変わらない。 世界が色を失って半年――離婚してからの時間は、まるで止まったように感じていた。 キッチンの時計の針の音だけが部屋に響く。 冷蔵庫の中には、コンビニで買ったペットボトルの水と、食べかけのヨーグルトがひとつ。 冷えた空気と、しんとした静けさ。 人の声が、恋しかった。……けれど、怖かった。 あの人の声が、まだ頭の奥に残っている。 ――「お前なんか、誰にも必要とされない」 ――「俺がいなきゃ何もできないくせに」 その言葉は呪いのように、今も沙耶を縛りつけている。 六畳一間のアパートの中、彼女は息をするだけで疲れていた。 洗濯物は畳まず、郵便物は玄関に積まれたまま。 誰かに会う約束も、電話をすることもない。 時間だけが、音もなく流れていく。 「……このまま、消えてしまえば楽なのに。」 ぽつりと呟いた声が、静まり返った部屋に落ちる。 涙は出なかった。ただ、胸の奥がずっと重かった。 携帯の画面には、友人からの未読メッセージ。 “久しぶりにご飯でも行かない?” 沙耶は数秒見つめたあと、画面を伏せてため息をついた。 “もう誰かと話す元気なんてない” 心の中でそう呟いた瞬間、自分でも嫌気が差した。 ――何も変わらない。 ――このままじゃ、何も取り戻せない。 その夜、外に出たのは、気まぐれだった。 部屋にいるのが怖くなった。テレビをつけても、音が心に入ってこない。 上着を羽織り、ふらりと街へ出た。 夜風が肌を撫でる。街の明かりが、ぼんやりと滲む。 繁華街のネオンはまるで別の世界の光のようだった。 笑い声、香水の匂い、キャッチの声。 すべてが自分の知らない現実だった。 そのとき、ふと目に留まった。 ――「ラウンジスタッフ募集」 店の前に貼られた小さなポスター。 “経験不問、未経験歓迎。女性の新しいスタートを応援します。” 新しいスタート。 その言葉が、胸の奥に小さく響いた。 「夜の仕事なんて、私にできるわけない」 そう思いながらも、手は止まらなかった。 電話番号をメモする手が、わずかに震えていた。 翌日、意を決して電話をかけた。 ――「ラウンジ・ルクレールです」 低く落ち着いた女性の声。おそらく“ママ”だろう。 面接の日取りが決まったあと、沙耶の心臓は早鐘のように打ち続けていた。 怖い。でも、このままでは、何も変わらない。 “私は、私を取り戻したい” そう心の中で呟きながら、彼女は鏡の前に立った。 半年ぶりに、口紅を塗る。 鏡の中の顔は、どこか他人のようだった。 ――次の夜、彼女の人生は少しだけ動き出す。The next morning, I was completely groggy. I had stayed up late, especially since Igor and Sloan had gone on an errand for me. I couldn’t help but worry, even though I knew their skills were more than enough for the task I had asked them to handle. But aside from that, honestly, I didn’t expect this kind of low blow. Really, I thought, stunned. Okay, if I were Klaus' wife or if I were in love with him, I might have really taken it badly. Actually... not really, because after all these years together, I have total trust in Klaus. But for those who believe there could be something between him and me, they might have expected me to get angry, throw a diva tantrum, and storm out without asking for an explanation, my honor tarnished. Amused, I let out a small laugh I swear I wanted to keep discreet... but it was far from that. To be fair, the situation was absurd. Barely inside the palace and spotting the royal family members, a young woman threw herself at my feet, begging for forgivenes
Caleb's POVIt didn't take me long to reach the oasis and find them under the permanent tent that Klaus had set up to escape the stifling heat of the palace.The little girl was curled up in Kensha's arms, crying in distress. I stayed back, wondering if Kensha had noticed me, but she royally ignored me, absorbed in comforting the child. She ran her hands through the little girl's hair, whispering soothing words, letting her cry and release her emotions.I sat a little further away in silence. Anyway, it wasn't safe to continue traveling in this sandstorm, which darkened the sky and shredded the landscape.After an hour of waiting, the little girl finally fell asleep, clinging to Kensha. She hadn't even had a chance to see me, and even if she had, what could I say? I wasn't close to her, and I knew I couldn't offer her the comfort Klaus could.Since the child had fallen asleep, Kensha hadn't spoken a word. She remained silent, a heavy and oppressive silence. I held deep resentment towa
Isadorah was completely devastated. The wind was picking up, casting grains of sand in every direction. The employees were jostling to get in or out, and suddenly, the crowd parted to let Caleb through, his anger palpable. The air was becoming oppressive. Isadorah, in tears, crawled to Caleb’s feet as if desperately begging him.— I… I… It’s not my fault… I swear… Please… Believe me…Caleb, furious, grabbed her by the throat and lifted her with one hand.— I guarantee you, if anything happens to Myriam, you will regret being alive, he growled, squeezing the poor woman so tightly that she began to suffocate and tremble.Chrysia, our mother, rushed in screaming.— Let her go, please, Your Majesty! It’s all my fault! My Lord! She dropped to her knees, praying to Caleb and pleading for his mercy. My father, as usual, supported his wife, comforting her and urging her to get up.I was a witness to a pathetic scene. Isadorah was begging, Caleb was threatening, but no one seemed to care about
I crouched down to her height and reached out to wipe her tears away, but she suddenly backed away, causing her to fall on her little buttocks. I pulled my hand back so as not to scare her further. “Hey! Pretty little princess, why are you crying?” I asked in a soft voice so as not to scare her further. Instead, she burst into tears, looked behind me, froze, and then ran away with all her might. It surprised me. It would have been easy to catch her, but given the fright I had caused her, I stood there, stunned. I sighed a little resignedly, got up, and looked at them one by one. “Your Majesty, you’d better go ask her what’s wrong with her,” I said before disappearing completely. I had to get out of there as quickly as possible. Arriving in the great hall, I was able to breathe a breath of fresh air. My biggest problem was solved; it was time to start the next step. I took out my phone to talk to Igor so that he could give me news of his findings while heading towards the exit. "
It was Caleb's secretary who brought them out of their stupor - I'm sorry your Majesties, I didn't manage to stop him, she said, completely out of breath, I called the guards - What... But what the hell are you doing here... What are we playing here... Kensha the return suddenly cuts off a hysterical Isadorah almost tearing her hair out - For once the other is right, but shouldn't you have arrived tomorrow, ahh I should have known that you would have jumped at the chance. Salomé continued in the same way, betraying her involvement in my presence - that... Caleb said that I stopped short with my hands telling him to be quiet, too shocked or at the moment of the great anger that was rising in him, seeing the different expressions he didn't say a word but whatever he said in itself I took advantage of this small amount of time to turn towards the secretary who was standing at the entrance. The conversation was going to be heated, which meant no spectators. So I put on a mask and sp
Audrey's POV I had just landed and was already homesick. Azurah was indeed the land of all my nightmares, it was the place of all my fears and my uncertainties. It is also true that it is a magnificent country with a rich and stimulating history, and a moving, exciting culture. But that's where I suffered the most, despite all my efforts, I couldn't act as if nothing had happened... Brief... I don't have that to do even though I had prepared my entire stay and planned to do the 400 moves, I had to speed up everything since Klaus' situation has become serious. As I had to find out about the situation Igor told me about the latest setbacks of the Royal family after seeing herself being deceived by her husband and the one she considered a beautiful daughter Salomé was in a delicate position and wanted everything cost of saving her marriage so she decided to make Isadorah's life hell.. bad luck, Isadorah for her part after losing Caleb clung to the old man so wanted to make her be
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