ログインSlowly, Evelina’s face hardened, her eyes narrowing as she stared at Serena. Her hands curled into fists at her sides, and her jaw muscles tightened as she took a few steps toward her daughter. Before Serena could react, Evelina raised her hand and slapped her hard across the face.“Mother!” Serena cried out, her hand flying immediately to her cheek.But Evelina slapped her again before she could say anything else.“You do not speak to me in that manner!” Evelina shouted. “I am your queen and your mother, and you will show me respect.”Serena stood there with her head turned to the side from the force of the slap. Her fingers slowly touched the side of her face, and she blinked several times as tears gathered in her eyes.Evelina stared at her, her chest rising and falling heavily.“I killed your father because he was weak, and I have never liked weak people around me,” she said, her voice filled with bitterness. “And if you dare push me any further, you will end up just like him.”Se
In Velmora Kingdom, inside Prince Ezekiel’s chamber, he lay on the bed while the maids around him cleaned his wounds. One of them carefully applied medicine around his neck where Lucien had grabbed him during the fight.Ezekiel’s face had been dark with anger ever since he returned from Lunarius. His jaw remained tense as the memory of what happened at the festival replayed in his mind.He couldn’t forget how Lucien had embarrassed him. He had gone to Lunarius to have some fun and, of course, to provoke Lucien. He wanted to see how far he could push his cousin, just as he had done many times before. But this time, Lucien had nearly killed him.Ezekiel let out a hot breath as his fingers curled against the sheets.How dare he?He had never expected Lucien to actually put his hands around his neck and use his magic against him in front of everyone. He would make Lucien pay for what he had done.But there was something else he couldn’t get out of his mind.The woman standing beside Lucie
“I only came to have a conversation with her, and she poured wine on my dress. She just ruined my dress,” Seraphina said, as more tears flowed down her cheeks.I watched as Lucien’s eyes turned dark when they fell on me. The look in his eyes made my heart drop, and for a moment, it felt like he was going to kill me right there.“She is lying. I didn’t do it,” I said, hoping he would believe me, even though deep down, I knew he probably wouldn’t.“Why would I be lying? People saw you when you did it, right?” she asked, turning toward the people standing around us.“Yes,” the people answered.I knew they were lying, but they still decided to agree with Seraphina and make me look like a liar.My eyes remained on Lucien, wondering what he was going to do now. I just hoped he wouldn’t punish me by sending me back to that iron room. I really didn’t want to go there again.“Silence,” Lucien said coldly, and the people immediately went quiet.“Apologize to her. Now,” Lucien ordered, pointing
Evelyn POVI watched my husband walk away with another woman to dance with her. When Seraphina turned and stared at me, I knew exactly what she was doing. She wanted to make me feel bad, and Lucien had given her the perfect chance by agreeing to dance with her.Not that I cared about whom he decided to dance with.At least, that was what I kept telling myself. But deep down, I knew that wasn't true.When Lucien had held me in his arms earlier and made me look directly into his eyes, something strange had happened. For those few moments, I had forgotten everything. I forgot the suffering I had gone through in this castle, the pain he had caused me, and all the reasons I had once wanted nothing more than to escape from him. All I could see was my husband standing in front of me. The man who had held me so carefully when I almost fell. The man whose eyes had looked into mine and made the entire hall disappear for a moment.I must be out of my mind to think that way.How could I forget ev
Lucien POVAs I placed my hand around Evelyn's waist and began guiding her across the dance floor, my eyes remained fixed on her face. The music slowly faded into the background until I could barely hear it anymore. The hundreds of people surrounding us became nothing more than blurred figures, and the only person I could clearly see was the woman standing in my arms. I couldn't explain what was happening inside me. It was a strange feeling, one I had never experienced before, and I didn't like it. This was the first time I had ever danced with my wife. None of my previous brides had lived long enough to see another sunrise, let alone stand beside me at a festival while music played around us. They had all died before they ever had the chance to experience something as simple as this. Yet Evelyn was still here... alive, breathing, standing so close to me that I could feel every small movement she made. She looked so fragile in my arms, and somehow that made the moment feel even more u
The moment I heard what Lucien had just said, I quickly turned to him in complete shock, my eyes widening as I tried to process his words. Did he really just say Ezekiel could have me? Was he being serious right now, or was this some cruel joke? My mind refused to believe what I had just heard. I was his wife... wasn't I? Even if he didn't love me, how could he simply give me away to another man as though I were some worthless object?No. I couldn't go with him. Not now. Not when I had already made plans to escape from this castle.Just as tears began gathering in my eyes, threatening to spill down my cheeks in front of everyone, I suddenly saw Lucien slowly rise from his throne. His face remained cold and unreadable, but there was something different about the way he carried himself. Without saying a single word, he began walking toward me with long, steady steps. I didn't know what he was planning to do, but I remained frozen where I stood. I quickly blinked back my tears, refusing




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