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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The tea party progressed pleasantly. The castle chefs outdid themselves with the desserts. Everything tasted heavenly. The snacks Izid bought from his homeland also were unique and delicious.
The best way to get acquainted with someone was to eat good food together and it worked.
I was very curious about Genoa and its policies. When I asked Izid about them, he answered me easily to my surprise.
“The king questioned Ludia and he was able to confirm the truth about what happened. The result was… Coronel got what he deserved. Only the king could have made such a drastic decision, and he did.”
I asked him, “I heard that Prince Coronel’s mother was the king’s first wife. I thought perhaps she wouldn’t have let it happen.”
He smiled bitterly. “True. The first wife and all of her children stood in front of the king’s chambers and protested in tears, but… the king wouldn’t change his mind. As for Ludia, this whole thing must have been too traumatic for her. She voluntarily gave herself to the temple of Rusae.”
Rusae was the goddess of the desert and widely worshiped by the Genoan people. A princess would enter the temple only if she lost her value as a royal member or she wanted to escape her life.
I could understand how shocking it must have been to see her own brother murder their aunt. Not to mention, at the king’s insistence, she confessed the truth and caused the death of her brother.
Since the king’s first wife protested so strongly against it, the king couldn’t order anyone to carry out the execution. In the end, the king himself brought out his royal sword and killed his son.
It was a tragic story, but I didn’t feel emotional about it.
Liliana paled at the story while I didn’t. It was strange how more accustomed she was of the ways in this cruel world, yet she reacted more than I did.
I had changed too much. I had become an unemotional robot.
I knew this was necessary, but I couldn’t help but feel bitter about it.
Just then, he walked in. Among all the pretty flowers, he was the most beautiful of them all.
He smiled when he saw me. “Bina.”
***
Fortunately, the tea party was a huge success.
Every guest behaved respectfully, and we were able to carry pleasant conversations during the entire time. In fact, we were all disappointed when it was time to leave. This was the first time I arrived in this world where I had such a satisfying and comfortable public event.
The main purpose of this small party was to create an environment where Prince Izid and Lucretius could meet informally and safely. During the meeting, Lucretius casually offered the Prince to meet in private, and Izid bowed happily.
I knew Genoa and Cransia will keep their peace for now. The political tension we briefly had was blamed on the dowager empress and Prince Coronel.
Now that both of them were dead, everything would be okay.
After the tea party, Lucretius and I walked back to my bedroom through the garden. We talked about the party and discussed politics.
We walked together as usual, but there was one thing different than before.
We were walking with our arms linked together. We looked like a loving couple.
It took me a while to realize that we were holding each other as we walked. The feel of him near me felt so natural that it stunned me.
I blushed and started to slowly pull my arm away. I knew this was ridiculous. We had already slept together, yet why was I being shy all of a sudden?
I couldn’t help it though. When I almost had my hand freed, Lucretius quickly grabbed it again.
“Huh!”
He grinned playfully and whispered, “Why are you so shy suddenly, my wife?”
When his face got close to mine, I suddenly remembered that night. He was still sick at the time and, therefore, was very warm with fever.
I remembered the heat and blushed. He grinned even wider and quickly lifted me.
“Gya!”
He laughed naughtily as I hugged his neck for balance.
I shouted at him, “Y, you scared me! Let me down! Your wound will reopen!”
He shook his head.
“No, I feel fine.”
“You… I mean, your highness!”
I noticed my maids and servants following from behind, so I made sure to address him properly.
He whispered to me firmly yet sweetly, “If you don’t let me carry you like this to your bedroom, I won’t let you sleep at all tonight. I don’t care what Lowson says!”
“…”
I had no choice, but to stay still. I didn’t want him to hurt himself again.
In the end, he got what he wanted. He did carry me in his arms all the way.
***
“If I knew this would be such a problem, I wouldn’t have lied that I was pregnant.”
I sighed as I looked at the mountain of gifts on my bedroom table. They were congratulatory presents from all over the nation.
The news of my fake pregnancy spread like a wildfire, and for many days now, people had sent me gifts. They were, in fact, mostly bribes disguised as gifts.
I was told there were many more presents other than the ones piled in my room. My maids had to go through them and give me only those from important figures.
Lucretius chuckled quietly and picked up one of the boxes.
“This… is from Countess Ilan.”
It was a silver rattle.
Lucretius rang it a few times just to tease me. The clear sound echoed as if it was laughing at me.
I sighed deeply as Lucretius asked, “May I suggest a solution?”
“A solution?”
I took the rattle from him and put it back into the box. Did he come up with a good idea to fix this? The only thing I could think of was to announce that I miscarried again.
Lucretius gave me his hand.
“Hmm?”
When I looked confused, he grabbed my hands and pulled me towards him.
He brought my hand to his lips and licked my palm.
“…!”
He then roughly squeezed my wrist and whispered, “We can make a baby right now. A month or two of time difference won’t be an issue. This is the best solution.”
He then winked at me confidently.
I became speechless at first but quickly recovered. I smiled brightly and reached out. His wound has healed a lot, but when I saw him this morning, it still looked raw.
I poked his chest hard.
“Gyaa!”
Lucretius fell back onto my bed and tried to hide his pained groan.
“…! It’s all healed now!”
I laughed at his lie. The sutures were still in place, and he still had more recovery to go through.
He was talking nonsense!
I was getting ready to go to bed when Lucretius asked me seductively, “Are you really going to go to sleep?”
This man was so persistent.
I nodded. “It’s night, so we need to sleep, of course. What else is there to do?”
Lucretius came to where I was sitting and took my brush from me.
He started to slowly brush my hair and asked, “Isn’t it a bit too early to go to bed?”
It was true, so I agreed. We just had dinner and it was early in the evening still.
I knew what he was implying, and I decided to go along for a while. I would keep him hopeful until the last minute, then… BAM! Cut him right off!
To be honest, I liked playing games with him. I liked teasing him.
He continued knowingly, “Then why don’t you have a good time with me?” He was so obvious.
I narrowed my eyes and smiled. “Good time? What kind of good time?”
He traced my shoulder slowly and seductively. His voice was so sensual I could feel it sticking to my skin like a caress.
“A memorable time… with me.”
I knew very well what he meant, but I went along with it.
“Just the two of us?”
He nodded emphatically. “Exactly.”
I finally gave him an evil smile and slapped his hand away from my shoulder.
I then loudly reprimanded him, “No way! Why are you so horny!?”
Lucretius feigned ignorance and asked innocently, “Horny? What do you mean? I meant we should sneak around the castle just by ourselves without our servants. I thought you might like it.”
“S, sneak around…?”
“I was thinking about a secret date, but horny? What were you imagining?”
“…”
He said to me disappointedly, “I think YOU are the one who is horny.”
“…”
I wanted to disappear.
This… this man was too devious. I was no match for him.
He did this on purpose! I am not horny at all!
… Or was I…
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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