[Seraphine's POV]"Y-you! How dare you ask to meet my son after what you've done to him!" Veronica became even more hysterical. Her screams heightened the alertness of the servants and guards around her.Almost the entire army accompanying her had pointed their weapons at me. With a single command from Queen Veronica's mouth, the long rifles were sure to be fired and aimed at me, shattering my head."Your Majesty Queen Veronica. I, as a servant who has broken royal rules, humbly plead for the chance to explain," Jesse said. He had been silent until now. But seeing my life almost threatened before the warriors, he bravely stood in front of me. Protecting me with his body."Honorable Queen Veronica. All of this wouldn't have happened if I hadn't offered my help to Miss Seraphine Valentina. If I hadn't escorted her, then Miss Seraphine wouldn't have been able to do all of this without my assistance—""Jesse. You have no right to say anything here. You have broken the royal rules, and you
[Seraphine's POV]There's no need to use my diminished power; I've understood how many guards are keeping watch on this prison to prevent me from escaping.'Hearing the footsteps and the echoes of their conversations bouncing off these walls, I confirm they're only two of them,' I thought to myself, keeping my ears as sharp as possible to analyze the information.Three Alphas, and their strength is far below Cassian's. I've faced five crazed Alphas at once before and even managed to hold my own in some brutal battles before Cassian arrived. At least, I would need about two minutes to defeat them. My strategy would involve using mass hypnosis on any Alpha who tried to obstruct me.'I just need to manipulate their minds for a while. There's no need to erase their memories. I think that way might save me from exhaustion, at least for now,' I pondered silently.I changed my sitting position from touching the floor to standing on tiptoe. The goal was to avoid unnecessary noises, as this pr
[Seraphine's POV]Because what I encountered was the complete opposite. The voice from my power earlier had suggested that if I went north, I could find a way to rescue Jesse.'But what is this? Instead of being given an opportunity, this place I've arrived at seems to be the easiest place for me to get caught!' I fumed with frustration at the thought.From where I stood, I could observe an area Queen Veronica had prepared to punish Jesse. The execution tools were set up perfectly, and the servants and Maximilian family members were seated around to witness the ritual.Jesse, I saw him standing there, resigned, with a cloth-covered head. He didn't fight back, knowing there was nothing left for him to do but surrender. And here I was, free but just as helpless. I still couldn't do anything and ended up just standing there, biting my fingers.'Oh God. What should I do? Jesse is about to die. He will surely die if I don't take action to save him. If only ... if only I could erase everyon
[Seraphine's POV]"What is this!?""Kyaa! Help me!""Protect me! Please!"/crack!/Those who were initially so confident to escape, now one by one have fallen.Even those who were tasked with leading Jesse are lying on the cutting machine, successfully hypnotized by me. And they've all fainted.Not even three seconds after I activated my power, the once chaotic area filled with cheers has now turned into a field strewn with human bodies.I gaze at all of them, helpless on the ground, as if I'm looking disdainfully at a pile of fish on the shore swept by waves.‘How weak,’ I mutter inwardly.All of them are selfish Alpha nobles who live by exploiting the weaknesses of others.They don't care whether the people they hurt are injured or not, and they rely on deception under the name of the kingdom.Disgusting is the right word for them."Jesse!"I choose to walk past the pile of bodies, stepping on them indifferently, and run to the unfortunate Alpha up there."Jesse! Oh my God! Are you
[Seraphine's POV]"Ah! There it is!"Incredible. Relying on my intuition, the two of us managed to reach the top floor of this palace. Where Cassian is supposed to be lying.I haven't used my power at all, relying solely on my intuition here. The location where Cassian is supposed to be is so far away. If I were to take the usual route, I might collapse from exhaustion.But here we are, using the emergency stairs. Thanks to those stairs, my fatigue is reduced.I'm pregnant here. And I don't want to have a miscarriage, get sick, and ruin all my plans. At least, I have to stay healthy until all my tasks are completed."Jesse. Is this really his room? Why is there no guard at all?" I whisper to Jesse, who stands beside me.Right now, the two of us are hiding behind a wall, looking at Cassian's room door from a distance.The atmosphere we're sensing is completely different. Judging from how Queen Veronica would react to Cassian's unconsciousness, she would normally deploy a dozen royal gu
[Seraphine's POV]"Ugh. My head ..."So, this is what it's like to fight until the bitter end.Both of my hands grip the floor in this room, exerting all the strength I have.It's vastly different from the type of foresight I've used before; this time, I manage to reach almost a hundred percent of the future related to this room.Including what will happen if I leave or stay in this room. Waiting for Cassian to return here or forcing myself to escape and search for another place with Jesse.[This is a trap][You need to run as fast as you can, Seraphine][An Alpha with terrifying power has orchestrated all of this and trapped you][Cassian isn't here, and he's in danger][Both of you are their targets][Cassian is their primary target]In the final moments of seeing the future, the mysterious voice returns.The voice accompanies my vision as clear as the midday sun: where I can witness Cassian's death at the hands of a black-haired Alpha."Impossible! Cassian dead? By that Alpha? But
[Seraphine's POV]"You asked me to escape once again, while you're here struggling alone, isn't that right, Miss?" Jesse responded to my words with a harsh reality I couldn't deny.I didn't expect that he still considered protecting me, even though he nearly died due to my mistake."Guarding Prince Cassian's fiancée is my duty. If someone should die here, then it should be me. And you're the one who should stay alive, and I must protect you even with my own life.""Jesse ..." My thoughts were wounded hearing his words."You don't need to protect me ..." I said, hoping to touch Jesse's heart, but it turned out the opposite.He insisted even more on staying here, with me.Finally, I gave in."Alright then. If you refuse to escape alone, then help me escape together. My initial plan was to get you out of this room with whatever strength I have left. But since you don't want to, then we'll have to leave together," I said."Although I'm not sure if my plan will work." I continued, silently
[Seraphine's POV]A warm drop of water fell amidst the pool of fresh blood that soaked my feet.Not dew, not rainwater. But my tears. I was so shocked, scared, anxious, angry, frustrated to the point where I couldn't control my emotions anymore./thud!/Finally, my legs gave in for the first time. Even when I was almost killed by the Alphas who intended to capture me, my body never surrendered even for a moment.But the innocent body of Jesse, split in two before me, was a different case.Why? 'Because Jesse has nothing to do with this! And he's innocent! Why should he be the one to suffer here!'"Sob ...""Sob ... I'm sorry, forgive me ... Forgive me, Jesse."I cried as intensely as I could. The strength I thought could help him earlier turned out to have no effect at all.Jesse remained dead. For reasons I didn't understand.My fists clenched, my nails digging into my flesh, causing droplets of blood to emerge. The tears on my cheeks turned into sweat due to my anger.I was furious.