Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90 - Light And Shadow>
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112 - The Morning Comes>
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118 - After The Storm
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132 -
Chapter 133
Chapter 134 - Epilogue 1.3
Chapter 135 - Epilogue 2.1: Traces Of Life
Chapter 136
Chapter 137 - Epilogue 2.3
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141 - Epilogue 4.1: Ever After>
Chapter 142 - Epilogue 4.2
Chapter 143 - Epilogue 4.3
Chapter 144 - Epilogue 5.1>
Chapter 145 - Epilogue 5.2
Chapter 146 - The Most Romantic Weekend>
Chapter 147 - Short Stories 1.2
Chapter 148 -
Chapter 149 -
Chapter 150 -
Chapter 151 -
Chapter 152 -
Chapter 153 -
Chapter 154 - Short Stories 3.1: Unexpected Things Happen>
Chapter 155 - Short Stories 3.2>
Chapter 156 -
Chapter 157 -
Chapter 158 -
Chapter 159 -
Chapter 160 -
Chapter 161 - Short Stories 5.1: The Man Behind The Mask>
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164 -
Chapter 165 -
Chapter 166
Chapter 167 - Short Stories 6.2
Chapter 168 - Short Stories 6.3
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189 (End)
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Fantasy Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 189
Estimated words: 290059 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1450(@200wpm)___ 1160(@250wpm)___ 967(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 290059 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1450(@200wpm)___ 1160(@250wpm)___ 967(@300wpm)
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LIST OF LAST 10 CHAPTERS:
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Chapter 112:
When the sun started to rise, I was finally untied from the chair. My arms and legs were asleep, and I was in a lot of pain.
The maids dragged me out of the room. I wasn’t given even a single sip of water and I was still wearing the well-worn servant’s clothes. My hair was in a mess and my face and hands were dirty.
Would I be given time to comb my hair and make myself presentable?
… No.
I was immediately taken to the central hall of this castle. This was the place where I first met the former emperor, the dowager empress, and Lucretius. This was also the place where I danced with Lucretius at the ball for the first time.
I never imagined I would be dragged back here as a prison to be executed.
The dowager empress was sitting on the throne confidently. Beside her were Marquis Galisia and her brother Marquis Toruka.
I didn’t see Princess Liliana anywhere. I heard she hurt herself yesterday. Was she hurt badly? I remembered her pale face from yesterday as the dowager empress forced the royal seal on her finger.
In front of the dowager empress were a man in a black mask and a wooden block.
It was a simple block with a faint red tinge. I assumed it was from the blood of past prisoners after they were executed. It had a small dimple where the neck was supposed to be placed. I even saw some marks made from an ax on the block.
It was a chilling sight.
The large man was holding a huge ax. The scary thing was that the cutting edge of the ax looked dull and cracked.
Blinding fear gripped me.
Cransia was in financial trouble, but I was sure we could afford a new ax.
‘Did she pick that ax on purpose?’
I remembered reading a history book when I was still in Korea. It would have been better if I didn’t remember it, but it was too late.
An experienced executioner with a sharp ax or sword could carry out the execution painlessly in a single swing. However, if an amateur executioner did it, or he used a dull weapon, it could take multiple swings to kill the prisoner. Often times, the family of the prisoner bribed the executioner for a swift death.
Seeing the dull and broken ax, I realized what the dowager empress ordered for me.
The servants handed me to the knights, who dragged me to the block.
I looked around to find a familiar face.
I didn’t see Lucretius anywhere.
The dowager empress watched me with a triumphant smile. She looked truly happy. I was able to keep calm until now, but as I saw the scene in front of me, I couldn’t anymore.
Logically, I knew if Lucretius came here, we would both die. If he didn’t come, it would be just me. I knew it would be better for it to be only me and not both of us.
But… I didn’t want to die!
“Let go of me!”
No matter how loudly I screamed, nothing changed. I tried to escape from their grasps, but the knights held me tight.
I could see that my death would be prolonged and painful.
The knights threw me onto the block and pushed my shoulders down. My chin hit the block hard, causing my eyes to become blurry.
When my eyes went back to normal, I was already positioned on the block and the executioner was standing near me.
“N, no!”
I tried to get away again, but it was useless. Two big men held me down as Marquis Toruka announced loudly.
“The first wife of the emperor, Sa Bina le Cransia has committed treason against this kingdom. She murdered the former emperor Lucretius and attempted to take over the throne. Her sentence is execution by an ax!”
The dowager empress looked around the room as if she was waiting for something. She was clearly looking for Lucretius.
Time passed and silence remained.
She turned toward me and laughed at me. “Do it!”
I tried to twist my neck, so I could see. The executioner raised his dull broken ax, and I knew I wasn’t going to die in one swing.
I didn’t want to die. I didn’t want my life to be over like this in this strange world. I wanted to go home!
No, no that wasn’t it.
I didn’t want to go home. The only thing I could think of was one person.
I closed my eyes tight and thought of his name.
‘Luc!’
“Stop.”
A familiar voice rang throughout the hall. It felt like a stone being thrown in the middle of a calm lake. People started to murmur in shock.
I raised my head.
The man I missed the most was standing in the crowd.
‘Luc!’
The sun was still rising as it was very early in the morning.
The light shined on him, who was standing with his shoulders shaking painfully.
He was disguised as one of the knights. His outfit covered his whole body and face. Therefore he was not recognizable.
He took off his helmet and I couldn’t breathe. The face I most wanted to see in my last moment of life was right there.
His golden hair gleamed, and his green eyes stared at me. My eyes filled with tears and I started to cry silently.
Everyone around us remained motionless and quiet. They were in such a shock that they couldn’t move at all.
I felt the men holding me loosen their arms in surprise. My shoulders were no longer being pushed down hard, so I used all my strength to get free.
Then I called out his name and ran to him
“Luc!”
He had his arms open for me, so I jumped into his embrace.
“Luc…”
“Hello, Bina.”
He kept his promise he made before he left. It had been three days, and he really was back with me here.
His voice filled my ears. It was beautiful.
“Luc.”
I kept calling out his name. I feared if I didn’t keep calling him, he would disappear from my arms like a bubble.
Thankfully, he didn’t vanish, and he answered patiently. “Yes, Bina.”
“Luc…”
“Yes, I’m here.”
“Luc!”
“I won’t disappear, so don’t worry.”
“Lu… c…”
As I cried out his name over and over again, he hugged me tighter and replied, “My Bina.”
His warmth and scent were comforting.
I cried out loud angrily, “Why did you come?!”
“I promised, didn’t I? I said I would return to you.”
He did and he kept his promise despite the immense danger he would face.
He held my face and smiled at me as I cried. He then kissed me.
A desperate breathless kiss…
I forgot where I was and kissed him back passionately. I wanted to feel him and only him. I kissed him as if it was my last kiss.
Total Chapters in book: 189
Estimated words: 290059 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1450(@200wpm)___ 1160(@250wpm)___ 967(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 290059 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1450(@200wpm)___ 1160(@250wpm)___ 967(@300wpm)
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