Chapter 76: Not My Love

You brought me to the palace.”

He did not respond, still holding her in his cold, loveless embrace. Some shadows came as close as she could almost make out their faces.

“Come, meum deliciae,” he uttered, not looking at her. My pleasure? Or my darling? Not my love, of course.

Bowing, one figure opened the car door. She raised her palm up against the strong gust of wind. However, she would like to at least walk into this grandiose, foreign place, as an independent person, to keep the last bit of her dignity, he would not allow her. He stepped out of the car, carrying her like some possession he disliked but could not discard.

“Reign, please, put me down.” She slightly pushed him in the chest, her fingers brushing the frayed edges of his shirt. “I…I regret what I did to you.”

This was her final plea, which did not seem to register him. If she were to allow her emotions to take the best of her, she would close her eyes and lean into him, shutting the world out. She could sense, however,