My feet were heavy as the maid led me toward the hall. There is this wrenching feeling in my chest. I suddenly feel too terrified, hurt, and confused about what happened in the garden. Terrified, because I thought meeting my Mate would give me a ticket on my way out of all this mess. Hurt, because Aster was already engaged to someone else despite being my Mate. And I have never felt so devastated after hearing it from his lips. And no matter what I do, I am still a slave in my father’s eyes; not even my Mate could save me from this. Confused, the man’s face was bright as the moonlight until the maidservant came and the reaction on his face changed from being amused to disdainful.Was he scared when he heard that I am the daughter of the Emperor? Because that’s what most people feel whenever I try to make friends with them. My status stops them from getting too close to me because they know how my father despises me and no one wants to make the Emperor upset. Unless they have a death w

“This is just the beginning of my revenge, your Grace,” The formality of his address to me sounds like an insult to my ears after I almost destroyed my vocal chord from the screamings I did while I push away the box from me and curled at one of the corners of my cell, crying. I cannot feel my face anymore. I have been crying for almost an hour now since they brought me here and I am starting to feel numb and empty. I embraced myself feeling so cold and weak after all the mental torture that Aster gave me.Without looking, I heard the cell open and I knew it was the guard who took the box again, and then the metal bars clanged when they locked it. I peeked at them and saw that Aster was still there talking to the blonde guy he called Emyr as if he was giving instructions. The guard who was holding the box nodded its head to both of them and disappeared towards the exit of this stinking, cold dungeon. I cannot let them do this to me! I am tired of always being the weakling!With trembl

[Eodelle’s Point of View]Did I just see remorse flashed in his eyes?I ignore whatever pity he feels for me. I can’t feel anything anymore after what happened to me in that dungeon. It feels like they took away a part of me that still believes that there is kindness no matter how cold this place is. But after all the anger, the pain and the violence they showed and caused me, all I could think is how unforgiving this world is, for the people like me who have nothing to do with any of these people and yet I am still hated for the crimes of my father.Every inch of me hurts and my head throbs terribly, “The only kindness you can give me is at least you had let me die in that dungeon…” I murmured bitterly on him and I watched how his face turned dark and stoic.“Do you think you can get away from me that easily, princess Eodelle? I am not as merciful as you think so you will stay here as long as I want. You are my prisoner and you will do whatever I say,” he uttered coldly as he looked

“What—”I didn’t gave the Beta a chance to recover from his shock. I made quick steps towards the woman while my hand was gripping on my metal pin so tight. I am filled with blinding anger. My body moves faster than my mind that I couldn’t control whatever I was doing. What I only have in my head was to stab that woman to death and the only word that screams in my head was ‘revenge’.Helena! She has to die!I feel like I am going insane. My eyes were menacingly wide but I feel so light, so calm on my chest. It feels like my whole body was moving on its own. Like something within me just overtook my body, wanting to spill blood in this garden and see Helena’s lifeless body down my feet. I should be terrified by what is happening with me right now but I can’t feel anything. I lifted my hand and swung it over her head, aiming for her long, small neck without any second thought of remorse.But before my weapon reach her skin, a strong hand caught my wrist. The next thing I heard was a scr

He was serious when he told me he won’t let me do what I did yesterday.When I woke up with a groggy head, I was surprised to see three women standing close to the door of my room. They bowed to me when I pulled myself up in a sitting position, still frowning.“What are you doing here?” Although I know already, I just can’t seem to process in my mind why the new Emperor, Alpha Aster cares about me so much to send a Eunuch and two handmaidens just to make sure I won’t kill myself. Even though I was a former princess of this Empire, I don’t think I still have power over this Palace because, in the first place, he made it clear to me that I am already one of his properties. Maybe that’s why he’s still giving me the attention I shouldn’t receive. From the man who conquered the Empire from my father’s tyrant hands.“I am glad you slept well, your Grace.”The familiar voice made me turn my head to the foot of my bed and saw Nina smiling at me from ear to ear, looking so happy to see me.I a