Lahat ng Kabanata ng Contracted to the Uncrowned King: Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

The whispers had dulled, replaced by an expectant silence. “Nonsense old friend,” the High Priest said. “There is nothing ceremonial about your presence here.” Her lips twitched. “For the law within this country, my appearance is completely ceremonial.” “Ah, I do forget that.” He chuckled to h

“Violet,” I whispered, my voice hoarse, but she didn’t seem to hear me. Her tears didn’t stop, and I couldn’t tell if they were from pain, relief, or something else entirely. The High Priest’s voice cut through the quiet. “You may now kiss your bride.” The weight of his words hit me like a tid

The woman, dressed in a flowing emerald gown, seemed hesitant, her hands fluttering at her sides as though unsure whether to reach out. The man, tall and broad-shouldered with a slight flush on his cheeks, finally stepped closer. I couldn’t hear their words over the music, but his lips moved in what

Her gaze softened. “He has… left a deep wound in you.” I flinched and looked away. “I’m fine.” “You are,” she said. “I never doubted it, but that does not mean that the wound is not still there.” She leaned against me. “You fight too hard against your draw toward Theodore,” she said softly. “It

“If this so-called evidence is so decisive, why didn’t you bring it out during the first trial?” His smirk faltered for a fraction of a second before he recovered, straightening his posture. “Because I didn’t need to. I didn’t think it would come to this.” Lie. So he had to be planning to get