Marked By The Cursed Alpha Prince のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Layla “Five hundred what?” I choked, nearly seeing my soul leave my body.“Five hundred silvers,” he repeated without emotion. “The steward will manage it. You do not need to concern yourself with the spending.”He talked as if he was merely talking about a few coppers. “Oh, I need to concern myself,” I muttered, because that amount of money could probably buy half a village, the other half, and the cattle too. Then I cleared my throat and smiled at him like the greasiest human to ever walk the earth. “My prince, perhaps you should just—just give me two hundred each month. I promise on my dignity that I will use it wisely and look proper and dignified… exactly as you expect.”He studied me for a moment, before asking, “You are certain? You can manage on that?”I nodded so quickly that even I did not understand the intensity of the task that I was taking upon myself. If I cannot do it, I can hire people and outsource my responsibilities, right? So, I said, “Yes. Absolutely. I can man

Lucian “Who was your master?” I asked her after a while.“Aldric,” she whispered.Gregory leaned close and murmured, “Your Highness… Aldric’s poison techniques are used by the rogues in the Marshlands and even in Blackwood territory at that time. They have wounded dozens, sometimes more. If we use her knowledge, we can suppress them.”My Knight was talking about something I abhorred. Bringing an innocent being in war politics. I would never let the shadow of that fall on Layla. “Isn’t that Prince Max’s task?” I asked coldly. “Why should I clean after that brat?”Gregory wisely held his tongue.I turned back to her. “Do you know medicine as well as you know poison?”From what I have gathered, Aldric was not just a poison master but a medical student. he was enrolled in the medical school run by the Hawthrone House but then his interests changed after a few years. Accoridng to some reports,ALdric's poisons were stronger than many because he was well versed in human anatomy, Thanks t

LaylaDaisy’s eyes softened. “Tomorrow, we will go and meet Rosie,” she announced, as if she had just discovered the cure for all my problems.“Who the hell is Rosie?” I asked, confused.Daisy blinked at me. “Layla… Rosie. The Rosie. The auburn-haired Omega who looks like she stepped out of a painting. She is the only nice Omega in the entire packhouse.”“That Rosie?” I whispered, leaning forward like someone was about to jump out of the shadows and punish me for even uttering her name. “I heard rumours she used to be a prostitute for noblemen until some jealous wife banished her here.”“Yes,” Daisy confirmed, unfazed by the scandal of it all. “That one. She is beautiful, smart, and she actually knows how women are supposed to present themselves. She can teach you how to humanify you—”I cut her off by practically screaming. “No! Daisy, absolutely not! I am tired of your damn talents. The last time you used your magic on me, I looked like a poached chicken egg! I am not letting you ex

Layla “Oh goddess,” I groaned and covered my face with both hands, wishing the earth would swallow me whole. “I am dying. Just bury me alive.”Rosie frowned and her voice grew softer, though her bluntness did not leave her. “I know it is harder for you to believe any of this because you have endured cruelty that should never have been yours to bear. People mocked you for your face, your shape, the way you moved, the way you breathed. They mocked you simply because they could. I want you to understand something that most women spend their entire lives learning far too late. People will always mock you. Even if you rise as the most beautiful woman in the kingdom, they will still find a way to spit upon your glory because envy is a sickness that lives in every crowd.”She leaned closer, eyes sharp and full of truth. “So you must decide what you are made of. Take pride in your identity. Take pride in the body you inhabit. Learn the ways by which a woman may bend the world without ever ra

Lucian “Your Highness, my heartiest congratulations,” Miss Jane said with a soft bow of her head, her warm voice reminded me of the affection she had for me, as she watched me grow from boy to man. “I am truly happy for you.”I let out a slow breath,r. “It is far too early for congratulations, Jane. You and I both know fate has played a twisted game with me before. She could meet the same fate as the nineteen others.”Jane shook her head, a knowing smile tugging at her lips, the same smile she used when I was a stubborn child refusing her commands. “This one is different. I feel it in my bones, Your Highness. She is sent by the Goddess herself. Fated mates are rare in these times, rarer still for an Alpha Prince. There must be a reason the moon kept her hidden until now.”I gave no answer to that. I had learned long ago that hope was a fragile luxury. But my wolf stirred beneath my skin as if disagreeing.I offered no answer. Silence had always been both my armour and my weapon.Jane