All Chapters of Where Fireflies Light the Moon: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

My fingers trembled with rage. In the next second, I slapped Arthur across the face."Arthur, do you really think that just because you're the Lord Chancellor now, you can lecture me whenever you please?""How dare you! Who do you think you are to lecture me, Claire?"Eleanor opened her mouth to say something, but I glared her into silence. She was terrified that I might slap her next.Looking back at how Arthur and I grew up together, there had even been a time when I'd loved him.. However, his openly taking Eleanor's side earlier completely broke my heart. He knew full well how proud I was, yet he still chose to humiliate me like that.Right in front of Arthur, I spat, "Arthur, we're finished!"With that, I turned and walked away without looking back, leaving behind Arthur, whose face had turned pale."Claire, you sure are lucky to be able to enter the castle. Who knows, you might even become the Queen, unlike Eleanor, who'll only be a royal physician and won't even get to see

When it came to spending the night with the King, I had already prepared myself for what might happen, yet I was still nervous. So, I lit a candle, hoping it would calm my nerves.To my surprise, Alexander did nothing at all; he simply slept by my side. He slept deeply and peacefully.I let out a sigh of relief. A matter like this was best delayed for as long as possible.When I woke up early the next morning, Alexander was already fully dressed, and I quickly rose to help him put on his crown."I slept well last night. I will return to your bedchambers tonight," Alexander said to me.I nodded, smoothing out the folds of his robes. "Shall I have dinner prepared, Your Majesty?""There is no need." Alexander waved his hand. "I have important matters to attend to in the evening, so I'll only come over to sleep."For fifteen consecutive nights, Alexander slept in my bedchambers. Wild rumors about me began spreading throughout the court, claiming that the tyrannical King had changed

That was when Alexander woke up.The nearby lamp flickered faintly, but it was still enough for us to see each other's faces and the blood on my hand clearly."Your Majesty… Y-You're a woman?" My voice trembled.Seeing the grim expression on Alexander's face, I dropped to my knees immediately. "Forgive me, Your Majesty! I did not mean to discover this!"Alexander remained silent for a long moment, rubbing her temples in resignation. "Get up. I do not blame you."I raised my eyes timidly, and in that instant, every doubt I had previously harbored found its answer. Now I knew why Alexander was kept her royal household empty and why she had never allowed me to take her pulse.Even the rumors of those highborn noble ladies suddenly dying turned out to be nothing more than a cover-up to hide the truth that Alexander was a woman.How could the ruler of our kingdom be a woman?I was overwhelmed by sheer terror yet deeply bewildered."Go and have the servants prepare a bath for me. I

Alexander was silent for a moment, a trace of weariness on her face, before she said, "Claire… I'm pregnant."Lately, I felt like I was being hit by one revelation after another, each bigger and more shocking than the last."Is it… Cedric's?" I looked at Alexander cautiously.Alexander gently touched her still-flat stomach. "I've been taking medication to suppress my femininity since I was a child, so I thought I'd never be able to have a child. I never expected this child to arrive so unexpectedly.""Does… Lord Commander Cedric know?" I asked suddenly.Alexander fell silent and finally shook her head. She looked at me and said, "I will have this child recognized as yours; from now on, she will be your child. Are you willing to do that?"I nodded without the slightest hesitation. As a physician, no one understood better than I did the immense risks involved in childbirth.Alexander patted my shoulder. "I'm putting you through a lot, Claire.""It is my honor, Your Majesty," I sa

I watched as Cedric stared at Alexander's back for a moment before he suddenly raised his sword to his heart, and blood splattered across the floor. I gasped and tried to rush forward, but Alexander reached out an arm to stop me.Only when the last of Cedric's blood had drained away did Alexander finally speak. "Lord Commander Cedric raised an army to force a coup and committed treason against the kingdom. Taking his own life does not erase his sins."She turned back toward the throne calmly, the hem of her robes sweeping across the floor. "I command that Cedric's body be displayed in the public square for three days as a public warning, to proclaim to the world his crime of treason. As for the Reed family… they shall be spared the death penalty but stripped of all titles, stripped of their official positions, and exiled to the frontier. They are never to return to the capital for the rest of their lives."My head snapped up, and my heart skipped a beat. Three days of public display