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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My heart was about to explode! Was this really going to happen?!
Then suddenly, Lucretius lowered his face and said weakly, “But I can’t… My body won’t listen to me. It has been so long since I felt so weak like this. All because of a simple cold…”
I felt strange.
I felt relieved, but…
I felt disappointed too!
Why?
“…”
… I must have lost my mind. I must be going crazy!
While I contemplated in confusion, he collapsed onto the bed. He grabbed his head and sighed.
He seemed very ill. I sat up quickly and asked, “Are you okay?”
“I want to say yes, but… To be honest, I’m not okay…”
“That’s what you get for being stupid. You are a patient and you better remember that.”
He complained quietly, “It’s all thanks to you. Even your cold is persistent and crazy.” His voice sounded hoarse.
“It’s not like I forced you to take it from me. It’s all your fault.”
I wet the towel again and turned towards him to help.
However, what I saw made me stop.
His shirt was almost off by now and he was panting loudly.
This… This was getting too erotic.
Then, Lucretius moaned in pain.
I couldn’t leave him like this. I had to help him feel better.
I tried not to stare as I wiped his sweaty face and body. His eyes closed and smiled.
“It… feels nice…”
“Really?”
“Yes… When I was little… My mother used to do this for me when I got sick…”
“…”
I didn’t know what to say. His voice sounded dreamy. I suspected he was half asleep. He continued to smile happily.
I finished cleaning his upper body.
Now, there was one more thing left to do. I had to get him into a dry shirt.
His pants… I knew I just couldn’t get myself to go that far, but I had to at least help him into a new shirt.
“Umm….”
After a long hesitation, I finally reached for his shirt. This was the most erotic thing I ever had to do in my entire life.
Lucretius seemed asleep, so I rolled him a little to his side to take his shirt off him. As he lay topless, I became speechless.
“…”
He was gorgeous. Even his muscles and bones looked handsome. It was annoying.
“What…?”
I noticed that on his bare back were several old scars.
***
All day, I couldn’t stop thinking about those scars I saw last night.
They were clear signs of abuse. They didn’t look like they were from an accident. They were localized in one area, and it looked like different layers of scars on top of each other. Someone had hurt him over and over again. It had to happen over a long period of time.
Some looked like they were created by a knife, while others looked like burn scars.
“…”
I couldn’t focus at all. I didn’t know why, but my mind was blank. I kept remembering those scars.
“[Just forget it. Don’t think about it.]”
Yes. I needed to think about something else.
I tried to remember how funny it was when he collapsed. He deserved it.
Then suddenly, I remembered him whispering to me.
“You are so passionate and aggressive.”
I could feel my face becoming red.
My body felt hot again. I remembered the feeling of his chest and his weight on top of me.
I felt like I was having a heart attack.
His warmth, his wet skin, and his kiss.
Then when nothing happened…
I actually felt disappointed.
This was becoming too dangerous for me. If he wasn’t sick, I knew it would have happened.
Of course… I was an adult now. I was no longer a high school student. If I was still in Korea, I would have been enjoying my dating life in college.
However, what I wanted was a normal college boyfriend, not an erotic emperor in this strange world!
I bit my fingernails and whispered to myself.
“[Stop being stupid, Sa Bina! This isn’t the time for romance!]”
This was the truth. I needed to be focused on defeating the dowager empress and returning home.
Besides, Lucretius was not someone I could trust. Why did I feel this way about a guy who I couldn’t even trust?
I reminded myself out loud.
“[Just snap out of it! This is hell, and you need to focus on surviving this awful place!]”
***
I sighed and placed the book back in its place.
I was at the biggest library in the castle. There was a smaller one in my wing, but it couldn’t be compared to the main one here where it was created specifically for the emperor, the empress, and their children.
Since I was the only wife of the emperor, the library was usually empty. It was a nice quiet place for me to think.
The maids who followed me stayed outside the library. I was the only one in here. I used it as if it was my personal library. I grabbed several books and laid them out on the table. It was very quiet, but I couldn’t focus at all.
It wasn’t that I couldn’t read the letters. When I first arrived in this world, I worked my butt off to learn its language. In only six months, I was able to read difficult books even Lisbeth couldn’t read. The Duchess hated it. What a selfish woman.
Remembering my time in Aeal made me angry and disturbed. I couldn’t concentrate.
The Bonafit family was the first people I met in this world. My impression of them determined my impression of this entire world.
That was why I couldn’t trust or love this place.
My only goal was to survive and return home.
I had to return to my family.
After I organized my thoughts, I felt much lighter. I felt like myself again.
I even felt happier. I hummed quietly and picked up a book.
I was at a huge library filled with precious books. Cransia was the richest kingdom on this land, and it received important books from all around the world. Most books had expensive leather covers and gold decorations.
On earth, these were probably considered priceless antics.
I played with the books by using them like building blocks.
“…”
I felt silly and useless playing like a child.
“I’m an idiot.”
I stood up quickly. I had a lot of work to do, and I have been procrastinating.
I needed to go back and start working again!
I had to prepare for the ball. I had to think about what to say when I meet the priestess. I had a girl picked out, so I had to figure out how to introduce her to Lucretius. I also needed to learn more about how things were going with Lisbeth.
So busy!
When I turned around, I suddenly became speechless.
“[Where… am I?]”
***
In my defense, I had good reasons for this situation.
Firstly, this library was huge. It was actually the size of a large building.
Secondly, I had been here only a few times.
Yes, that’s right. I had good reasons.
I shouldn’t be embarrassed that I got lost.
It wasn’t stupid at all!
“…”
It WAS embarrassing though. I couldn’t deny it.
Elza was worried I would get lost because the library was so big, and every corner looked very similar. I told her not to worry and insisted on coming in by myself. I did this to myself!
I was an idiot.
“…”
However, there was no point in sitting around regretting my decision. I had to find a way out.
I started walking towards the spot that looked most familiar. I looked at the colors of the books on the shelves and tried to remember, but it was not an easy task.
I didn’t have a photographic memory!
I realized I would be here for a long time.
… I felt sad.
I wondered if I would be able to escape before dinner time.
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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