[Seraphine's POV]"Mother, please don't bring this up again. It's all embarrassing. Seraphine and I will be getting married soon. If you keep doing this to me, you'll only make me angry.""Cassian!"I couldn't believe it; now I had become a witness to a quarrel between an Alpha Prince and his mother.My initial intention was just to find a shady place to rest so that my baby wouldn't get too tired. I took a seat near the garden in front of the palace. And who would have thought? I ended up witnessing an argument between Cassian and Queen Veronica on the palace's first floor.They mentioned my name several times, and I heard everything they said. I couldn't believe how much Queen Veronica wanted to separate me from Cassian.'Ah, he's coming here.'I quickly averted my face when I realized Cassian was done talking to his mother. His hurried footsteps sounded as if he thought I had eavesdropped on their conversation.I should pretend to be ignorant here."Have you been waiting long?" Cas
[Seraphine's POV]No joking around. I had to hold my breath and swallow it hard out of fear when I saw the face of his.Perhaps it wasn't apparent from the outside, but my body trembled with fear as Cassian pounded on the carriage door with force.*Thud! Thud! Thud!**Thud! Thud! Thud!*"I said open the door!" he shouted again, and I was certain I wouldn't open the door for him."Cassian, just what do you want? I told you nothing happened between your mother and I. Why are you getting so angry to ke?" I spoke to him from inside the carriage."I don't like that you're lying to me, Seraphine. Then what? Are you secretly planning to leave me? Why can't you just be honest? Are you planning to abandon me?"'Huh? I really can't understand his way of thinking!' I shouted inwardly. I shook my head in frustration with his seemingly unstable emotions."Hey, you. Yes, you. Can you drive this carriage real please? Take me back to Silverbrook Haven village. Now" I called out to the driver who was
[Seraphine's POV]Stepping stealthily, I broke the promise we both made earlier. I approached the carriage driver who was patiently waiting at the entrance without doing anything. I was pondering a possibility: Could I hypnotize him from this distance? I mean, I didn't want to waste my energy erasing his memories if I could hypnotize him from afar.‘But I should give it a try,’ I thought to myself.The distance between us was about five meters, and I hid behind this concrete fence. I took a deep breath, calming my heart, and focused my power on my thumb.I planned to make him unconscious first. I aimed a shot from my finger to make him faint.*Boom!**Thud!*And it worked. The driver fell unconscious after receiving a little of my power.I hurriedly approached him and hid his body in a safe place. There could be other people coming while I was hypnotizing him, right?"Forgive me, unfortunate driver. I'm doing all this for your future," I said to his unconscious body.The hypnosis was
[Seraphine's POV]"Miss Seraphine. It's getting dark. If we insist on returning to the Maximilian Kingdom, the road ahead is not recommended. I hope you can reconsider this," the carriage driver greeted me, seeming reluctant about my plan. He was right; we had spent too long in the cemetery, and I hadn't noticed how high the moon had risen.Reluctantly, I agreed to his suggestion. Not far from here, there was an inn that served as a resting place for travelers on long journeys. Fortunately, I had some gold coins hidden in the folds of my dress, enough to rent two rooms for the night and wait until morning to continue our journey.___________"Aren't pregnant women not allowed to drink alcohol? I heard it's not good for the baby's health."My head was already feeling a bit dizzy when I suddenly heard a woman's voice approaching me as I sat alone on the front porch of the inn. I turned my head to see an Omega woman already seated next to me. She was holding a glass of beer in her hand,
[Seraphine's POV]"Um, Riana. When you said you were cursed earlier, was that statement true?"Amid our conversation, I, who initially refused to discuss it, ended up prolonging the chat. The moon was rising, and there was no one passing by on our left and right anymore.Two omegas sat alone in the hotel courtyard and talked in the middle of the night. It should have been a logical reason for us to go inside and sleep.Riana nodded with her innocent face. Then, her cold hands unbuttoned one of the buttons on her maid uniform."Look. This is the curse I've had since I was a child." Riana showed a burn mark near her breast, which left a deep scar."That ... You received this curse from whom?" My face contorted with every second I gazed at the scar on her chest.And Riana talked about it as if it was something normal, not bothering her."I am an Omega, and so is every member of my family. We received a curse from an Alpha who didn't like us. I was still a child back then, so I was very l
[Seraphine's POV]"Riana? Wait!"Unfortunately, my voice didn't reach her in time. She had already walked away with quick steps as if she wanted to escape.My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. On this staircase, I paused my journey and chose to ponder about Riana's strange behavior just now. Could it be that she's afraid of me?‘After talking so much, has she just realized that I'm a dangerous person?’ I thought."Miss Seraphine."I was about to descend the stairs and approach Riana when the carriage driver who accompanied me to the hotel suddenly appeared from behind."Jesse?" I said in surprise. I turned my head to look at him after he called my name so firmly."It's almost morning, Miss. Wouldn't it be better for you to rest? Today, we have a long journey ahead," he said.I observed his half-asleep face—he must have woken up because of my earlier voice."Ha ..." I let out a heavy sigh. He was right, of course. This was all my fault for staying up late even though we had a lot of work
[Seraphine's POV]"Ugh ... Blegh!"I felt a turmoil of emotions churning inside my stomach. In front of Riana's broken body, I couldn't hold back the urge to vomit."Miss Seraphine!"Then I heard Jesse's voice calling my name after realizing that I was almost fainting here."Excuse me, please step aside. She is Prince Cassian Maximilian's prospective wife. Please make way for me." Jesse struggled to approach me amid the crowd's pressing presence."What? She's Prince Cassian's prospective wife? Oh my goodness, I didn't realize!""I didn't even know that Prince Cassian had chosen his fated mate. Is she from a noble background?""It doesn't matter! If she's here, it means Prince Cassian is not far from this place!""This is bad!"After my identity was revealed, everyone who witnessed this event became extremely agitated, including the servants responsible for this murder incident. They nearly fainted upon realizing that Prince Cassian's prospective wife witnessed a murder there. Some of
[Seraphine's POV]His silence infuriated me. If it weren't for my weakened body, I would have cursed at him or even forced him to speak as I had done before.Jesse, too, seemed to be hiding something from me. It was my mistake not to check the letter he wrote earlier before it was sent. I was worried he might have written something about me visiting the Eldoria public cemetery before we checked into the hotel."Considering my recent argument with Cassian a few days ago, if he finds out I did something without his knowledge, there will be a new drama unfolding," I thought to myself."Ha …" Even sighing seemed unable to change the mess my mind was in.With my head throbbing, I endured the loud sound of iron carriage wheels in my ears. The place where I lay continued to rattle as it traversed steep streets.My state of mind was no different. My consciousness, which had previously detached from its source, suddenly regained focus as the image of Cassian's angry face filled my thoughts.I