Chapter 14 - Mystery Is A "Next Trouble"

The strange caring royal gestures continued, from the King inviting her for breakfast, lunch and dinner every now and then, to ensuring that she was alright, to her going back to spend the night in his chambers because he wouldn't let her go back to her room.

She could at least bare with that, considering the fact that he was never in his chambers anyway.

Still, Belladonna was completely at a loss. She had no idea what the King was doing nor what she would have to do come one year.

Was that thing she had to do, the same thing the former Brides had done in the past and failed?

She was certain that they had failed because if they hadn't failed, he wouldn't keep being in a need of another Bride.

If what they were to do was so hard that all the past brides had failed, then what was the assurance that her own would be different.

In fact, it was most likely that she would fail too!

The other thing that had been making her completely restless and worried was the question of 'what happened