The Emperor's Substitute Bride
Even though Nerina wanted to separate from Nezetta as soon as possible, she could not do it at that moment since she was supposed to be Naomi and to her immense irritation, Naomi would never intentionally hurt Nezetta as she still cared for her.
"You swear?" Nezetta asked. Nerina pulled her lips into a thin line and embraced her.
"I swear, my love," She said.
That night, the entire occupants of Unity Rock were dressed in black as they stood at the bank of the gulf just behind the castle.
Emperor Vulcan's body was wrapped in white cloth and set upon a pyre at the bank.
Nerina's hand was clasped in Daegal's as he mournfully stared at the wooden pyre. Nezetta on the other hand was nowhere to be