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Grabbing the envelope, my hands were all shaking, and my tears kept dropping on it while I tried to open it.

I opened the envelope, and I found a long, handwritten note in it.

I wiped my tears so as to see clearly what was written in them.

"Good morning, Hilda Storm!

If you are reading this note, it is probably because I have left already." My heart began beating so fast that I shook my head, tapping my head, trying to trick myself into thinking that I was in a dream.

It dawned on me that I was not dreaming the moment I screamed his name aloud and no one responded to me. I picked up the letter again with my hands shaking.

"You made my world colourful." I had so many plans for you. I loved you so much, and I hold nothing against you. I was ready to make you the queen of my empire. Sadly, I can’t take in a werewolf as a wife, especially someone whose clan murdered my parents."

No, Richard, you can’t do this to me. I didn’t want to fall in love with you, but I had fallen in love with you