The one being chased by those mercenary guards was, of course, me. But the one who panicked the most here was the Beta woman in front of my face.She was running so fast, which forced me to run faster too because her hands kept pulling me forward. Although I was tired and almost fell a dozen times, I began to understand her intentions.We had to run as fast as possible to our inn so that the mercenary guards wouldn't know where I would hide later.“Hah... Hah... Hah...” My breath started to disappear from circulation. My hand, which he was holding, was already as wet as a water plant stem.My legs almost gave out. Luckily, a few steps away, the inn Isabelle was referring to was in sight. I looked back to confirm how far we had escaped, and I didn't see anyone chasing us.“Looks like... We made it,” I said, amid my shortened breath. “How did it go? Do we still have to run again?”She experienced the same thing. Isabelle, fell to her knees feeling like her legs were about to give out. “
Like being slapped by reality, I couldn't believe that someone would finally say such a thing to me, even though in my heart, I had already realized it.“When I was locked up by Lord Hilbert and his wife, Esther, all I could think about was revenge,” she said as her hands clenched into tight fists in anger.“How could he, harming someone who had given him offspring, even intend to kill her!” she snarled. Isabelle had never looked this angry, nor did I know she could be this angry on my behalf.“Your Majesty. Allow me to commit treason for you, just once. If I even slightly, even if it's just a plan, see you intend to return to the hands of that damn Alpha, allow me to stop you.”Cowardly as I was, I couldn't react in any way to my former maid's words.Apparently, I'm not talented enough to hide my feelings. I thought that if I kept it to myself, at least no one could realize how I felt right now.Seeing how easily Isabelle realized my foolish love for Hilbert, it seems that I was dest
The doctors said it was a miracle I could still stand up and breastfeed.If it wasn't for my sense of responsibility to take care of my baby, they said I would have passed out and even gone into a coma for a few days.After refusing any food they tried to put in my mouth, the only way to save me was to put in an IV. Even then, it took a long time.Not only was I malnourished, but I was also severely dehydrated. So even the smallness of the syringe was not enough to get into my veins.By taking off a lot of heavy effort, the IV was finally successfully attached to my hand.However, my consciousness was still too far away for me to notice someone who had just come into my room.All I could hear was a conversation, I thought Isabelle had brought a new doctor to treat me again. But what I didn't know at the time was that she was talking to an Alpha. And that Alpha was David._____________[The next day]“Crystal!”The breathing tube that was stuck in my nose was forced to pull and fall of
In that moment, I didn't know an Alpha could create such an eye-wrenching expression of disappointment.For a few seconds David widened his dark irises at me, explaining how disappointed and unaware he was of my answer.While I, who had predicted this would happen, could only endure the shame and sadness by lowering my face. As much as possible I didn't let a single tear fall, so that David would hate me even less.“Go ahead and hit me, or kill me if you want,” I said, my voice getting hoarse and I couldn't control it. “I understand that if you kill me now, it will be because of my great shamelessness. You are free to punish me now.”“Tsk!” His teeth chattered sharply, indicating how emotional he was at the moment.“You, don't even think about leaving this room.” David pointed at me with a sharply furrowed brow. “And also, don't even think about going to see Hilbert right now. Do you think he's an angel who can easily change his mind just because he loves you? Don't even think about i
The only thing that was wrong in my head was my inability to drive Hilbert away, regardless of whatever bad things he had done.For other things, such as my current plan, my brain could still think about it calmly and clearly.I'm not stupid. After being warned not to leave this room, I had a feeling that David was now in another room not far enough away.Surely, he wanted to watch me alone. If he could monitor me from his room, then my chances of escape would be minimized.So my goal now was to find where David was. I had a feeling too, that he and Isabella were planning something.For this reason, I was not allowed to see my baby until now. If my hunch was correct, they would continue to separate me from Crystal until it became safe.“There are only a few days left, Master. I just wanted to warn you, as someone who has worked with him.”My body's movements stopped after hearing a very recognizable female voice, coming from the left side of where I was walking now.Isabelle. She was
Boom!Boom!Terrible. Is this really what I'm seeing? Throwing a bomb to blow up this innocent inn just because of me? David, are you crazy!?BOOM!The second explosion fell in front of the inn's courtyard, if I'm not mistaken. I can't get over David's train of thought, detonating a bomb in a civilian neighborhood. Isn't he afraid of casualties?“Come out Hilbert, don't be a coward who can only hide and attack in secret, fight me manfully!” David raged outside the courtyard. With Isabelle, there, I didn't see them holding my baby.Oh, my God. Where exactly did he hide the Crystal? I need to get out of here before things get even more chaotic!When the explosion focused on the front of the inn, I got the idea to find an escape route through the back. It didn't matter if it was a trap or what, I didn't know if they had planted a trap on the ground behind the inn, but I didn't see any guards there.My target was to go outside, then look for my baby. Because judging from how they intend t
Crash!“Crystal!!!!”I wanted to curse whoever the devil was that was still throwing bombs out there. Due to the endless succession of explosions, one by one the pillars in this inn broke and collapsed downwards.As a result, the shortcut that I could have taken to get to my baby had to be covered by the falling timber.“Oh my God. Please protect my baby,” I said many times. My cold sweat was already pouring down. And with every piece of rubble that fell from the inn, my brain seemed to get better at guessing the bad situation at hand.“No, no, no. My baby will be fine. I'm sure he'll be fine!” I said with strong determination, breaking through the rubble.CRASH!That’s impossible. My chest was already beating weakly at the sound of my baby's cries as she got closer, she was already there. But I can't reach him! There's too much debris and my body can't get through it.“Sobs... What should I do? Who can I ask for help...” Feeling like I was on the verge, my panic turned into sobs.Wit
I looked at his right leg, which was immobilized. The trousers he was wearing were torn, revealing a terrible bruise around his calf, and a lump.“Hilbert, wait a minute. We have to treat your wounds first!” I squealed, releasing his still-tight embrace on me.His smile was rewarded for my anxiety. His fingers reached out to my pale cheeks, then stroked gently“Don't worry. This wound is nothing compared to seeing you leave me,” he said with forced smile.My heart felt like it was being squeezed by fingers full of wounded thorns. It hurts, and it aches. His words, which were carried with a genuine and light smile, made my guilt rise even higher in my chest.Hilbert... he was discussing my escape. Unlike our last meeting at David's mansion, his demeanor this time was calm and peaceful.However, that was what made me feel even more guilty. I realized how much I had selfishly and wrongly left him without an agreement.“Wait. You still need to be treated. Come here, hold me back. I'll hel