I Will Surrender My Position As The Empress Novels & Stories

"Mother... he didn't marry her." Her mother looked at the screen and then back at Zara. "Then the battle for the empire has truly begun, my daughter. If he is free, then Falcon Enterprises is the next move." Zara stood up, the tears from the roadside bench completely dry. She wasn't just a girl in a flat anymore. She was the Queen, and her King had just burned his world down to find his way back to hers.

"I don't know the truth of twenty years ago, Elena. But I know the truth of today. I am here. I am bleeding with you. And I will burn the world down to keep you safe—even if I have to burn my own father’s legacy to do it." In the distance, the gala music continued to play, a jaunty, upbeat tune that felt like a mockery of the tragedy unfolding in the heart of the Spire. The Empress had her crown, and she had her King, but the foundation of her empire was made of ash and lies. Elena stood up, wiping the tears from her face with the back of her blood-stained hand. The "Ice Queen" was gone. In her place was a woman who had nothing left to lose but her son.

My heart twisted so painfully that I could barely breathe. All I could do was reach out and hold Mother's ice-cold fingers as tightly as my small hands could manage. A flash of embarrassment crossed Cedric's face, but it was quickly swallowed by anger. "So what? Would you have me give up the woman I truly love for the sake of some arranged marriage? Even the Emperor himself defied every advisor in his court to keep his heart devoted solely to the Empress. How is it wrong for me to do the same?

“Changing one’s mind on a whim doesn’t make a wise ruler. Leave.” Henry’s eyes lit up. It was as though he saw some home in my words. “Your Highness, you are now the Princess of the State. If you plead with the King, surely—” I sighed. “That’s impossible.” He froze. “Why?” I crouched down so my eyes were level with his. “I’m not just any woman but also the Princess of the Kingdom of Ubury. What makes you think I’d take you back after you’ve behaved in such a fickle manner?”

"I'm not planning anything." "Good." She picked up her earring. "Then you have nothing to worry about." He stood. He picked up his jacket. He was at the door when she spoke again. "The Voss trading company," she said conversationally. "Was that you?" He did not answer. "I won't ask again," she said. "But understand something. If my father finds out, whatever arrangement we have, the council position, the Holt backing, all of it ends. He has rules about the use of his name and influence in personal vendettas. You know this."

"When the land fails, the people die. To be their Queen is to feel every stomach growl, to carry the guilt of every failed harvest. This is the Weight of Living. Will you take it?" I looked at the suffering of my people, and my heart felt like it was being crushed under a mountain. But I didn't turn away. I couldn't. "I will not rule from a high throne!" I shouted into the void, my voice cracking with emotion. "I will be the dirt beneath their feet! If they starve, I starve! If they rise, I rise!" The Final Trial: The Mantle of the Mountain The vision shattered. Gaia stood before me once more, holding a crown of raw, jagged obsidian. It looked impossibly heavy, like it was forged from the co

My heart sank heavily, and the feeling of uneasiness grew stronger, "What do you mean by that?" Leon lowered his eyes and was silent for a long time before he spoke, "Emily, I am going to stage a coup d'etat, for you! Promise me. If I lose, you will forget me for ever!

said the empress, she smiled slyly. "No problem, I can help you seize the throne and power from the hands of the emperor," concluded Scarlett firmly. "Good, Princess. You are indeed a reliable girl," replied the empress. Scarlett and the empress worked together to get their own wishes, she didn't know that actually the empress wanted to get rid of Princess Georgia and Prince Nicholas because she wanted to make her son crown prince, and because she hated their mother-Empress Cecilia who had been exiled to a remote village since many years.

He opened the kit and took the bandage. “Why didn’t you tell me that your feet were swollen?” His voice was worried, while covering her swollen foot in a gentle manner. She scratched her face. “It’ll disappear after a few days anyways.” “But it will get worse since you will use your heels continuously.” “It’s alright, Your Majesty. It’s my duty, I must do well. And as you said last night, you chose me to be your Empress since I had all the requirements. Therefore, I don’t want to disappoint you.”

But I had a feeling that Dante wasn't the type of person who would knock. When I opened the door, I realized that my prediction was right. Annie beamed at me. And she brought food. She was officially my favourite person in this book. We ate and chatted. Annie knew gossip related to the royal families. She would lower her voice whenever she talked about them. It was strange to hear the royal scandals from a young girl, but I needed information. "Basically, the empress wants her son to be the next emperor?" I probed. "Yes, but the fifth prince is young and his achievements barely match Prince Dante." She said to me, "However, Prince Dante is too cruel."