LOGINMy breath faltered because the moment the familiar man lifted his head, his gaze landed directly on me. At the same time, the little crown prince wriggled excitedly in his arms before Father gently lowered him onto the floor.Crown Prince Claudian V ran toward Claude and Rachelle with tiny, hurried steps, giggling brightly. "Mommy! Papa!" he called happily before pointing behind him proudly after we greeted and bowed before him. "I brought Grandpapa!"The innocent excitement in his voice echoed warmly throughout the drawing room. But somehow, it all sounded distant to me. It felt like it was muted and faint because my entire world had already narrowed into one person standing near the doorway. Father...Esteban Caedex slowly turned fully toward me, and the moment he truly saw me, I watched his entire expression soften. It wasn't out of politeness and surprise, but it was a recognition.My chest felt like being squeezed painfully because I knew that look. I had seen it countless times
Everyone had taken their time to digest the information from the two monarchs' revelation. Even I was lost for words, and I still couldn't come up with what to say. Or perhaps, I was too cowardly to learn what else I should learn or taking my sweet time to understand what lay in front of me.Enoch was the one who was bold enough to break the silence. "Your Majesty, may I ask when this prophecy began?" Curiosity lingered in his face as he leaned forward, taking interest in the details he learned today.Claude didn't hesitate to answer him as his mood lightened up from Rachelle's words. "It began long ago," he explained. "...after the Moon Goddess proclaimed the lycans as the chosen royal bloodline of the mundane realm." He took Rachelle's hand and intertwined it with his. "A prophecy was left behind concerning Her daughters," he continued. "But there was never certainty regarding when they would awaken... or when they would return." I caught how his lips slightly frowned at the last wo
My question lingered heavily in the room. "Was I the one who caused this too?"Silence followed immediately afterward. It wasn't uncomfortable or tense, but careful.I noticed the way Luna Queen Rachelle's expression softened as her gaze instinctively shifted toward Alpha King Claudian beside her. Then toward Lucretius. The three of them exchanged a look, which one that lasted only for a brief second yet somehow felt like an entire conversation had already passed between them, and slowly, they nodded. My chest tightened. I even had to hold my breath for a second because suddenly, I realized they all knew this story already. Perhaps, far more deeply than I did.Beside me, Lucretius finally turned toward me fully. And the moment our eyes met, the warmth in his gaze immediately softened something inside me."No," he finally spoke as his fingers tightened gently around mine. "You didn't cause this," he paused for a moment. "I did."My breath hitched faintly as Lucretius lowered his gaz
"What...?" The word barely left my lips. My eyes even remained widened in complete disbelief while my mind desperaely tried to process what Lucretius had just said. Goddess of Reincarnation...?Me?The title echoed violently inside my head, colliding against every memory, every death, every betrayal I had ever experienced. No... No, that couldn't be right. Because if that was true, then everything that happened to me, everything I suffered through all those lives was tied to me. A cold chill crawled down my spine. "T-That's impossible..." I whispered, finally finding my voice. But even as I said it, something deep inside me trembled. It wasn't in denial, but it was recognition of the revelation, which terrified me most of all. Across from me, Luna Queen Rachelle remained silent, allowing me to process, while beside me, Lucretius' grip around my hand tightened slightly. "You're remembering, aren't you?" he asked quietly. I swallowed hard because the answer was yes. Fragments a
"Elixane..." The name lingered heavily in the air long after it was spoken. I couldn't move and even properly think. It felt as if the ground underneath me had suddenly changed into something unfamiliar, something far too vast for my mind to grasp all at once. My fingers gripped unconsciously around the teacup resting in my hands. I could feel its warmth that was enough for me to know everything was real. Elixane...Not Euphyllia. Not Euphyllia Ruinart. Not Euphyllia Caelthorn. Elixane.The name echoed inside my head like it had always belonged there, buried somewhere too deep for me to reach until now. That, alone, terrified me because a part of me recognized it but enough to make chills crawl down my spine. The drawing room remained quiet as if everyone understood I needed a moment to process everything. Unfortunately for them, I didn't think a single moment would ever be enough.I need a long time...Luna Queen Rachelle watched me patiently from across the table, her expressi
"What...?" My voice came out barely above a whisper. The words didn't fully register at first. Not immediately."S-Sixth daughter...?" I parroted, my jaw dropping in disbelief. "...Sister...?" A cold shiver suddenly crawled down my spine. It wasn't the kind brought by fear. It was something else that I couldn't explain. My fingers instinctively tightened around Lucretius' hand as I stared at Luna Queen Rachelle, completely dumfounded. Because certainly, I had heard wrong. But the look on Her Majesty's face told me otherwise.She wasn't jesting. She wasn't mistaken. And that terrified me more."Elixane..." That name echoed through my mind again yet strangely intimate at the same time. My breath turned uneven because I knew that name. The realization hit me so suddenly that I almost took a step back. I had heard it before. It wasn't here. Not now. It was back then... in my previous life. Back when I was still Euphyllia Ivara Ruinart-Franciosa.My eyes widened slightly as the memo
"How may I help you, mister?" I asked politely.He stood just inside the entrance of my tent, no longer the quiet man leaning against a wooden post. In the lamplight, the tension I once sensed around him seemed sharper now. "I wished to thank you properly, Lady Euphyllia.""For what?" I asked."Fo
Before the advancement ceremony for the military soldiers who had been promoted, we held the mourning ceremony for our lost soldiers.It was brief, solemn, and heavy with the kind of silence that pressed against the chest. Names were read where some unfamiliar, others spoken with a pause that betra
Beside him was Lilith, clinging to him.I almost forgot that they were also here. And that we didn't get to witness to their wedding as Lucretius happened to be summoned back to the military as soon as possible. I hadn't seen Redmund again after the night of my wedding with his uncle.I remembered
I wasn't sure if I had spoken it aloud or if my heart had simply screamed too loudly for my lips to contain it."Father..." The man stiffened. It was subtle. Barely noticeable. Just a pause in his movement, a hesitation before his hand resumed wiping the stone. But it was enough to make my breath







