RosalindThe three of us stared at the small bed in the middle of the room. It was a twin bed with a thin mattress. The duvet also looked pretty worn-out and the pillows looked like they were made from scratch. I highly doubt that all of us are going to fit in this bed.We didn’t have any choice but to take what was offered to us because we couldn’t afford to wander around the streets and get caught by Alpha Nathan’s goons, or worse, the police. To add to that, I was basically dressed in nothing but underwear and a jacket. While looking at the bed, Alpha Nathan, who Sebastian carelessly plopped down on the floor suddenly groaned in pain. Unconsciously, I went behind Axel to cover myself from the disgusting Alpha on the floor. The things that he did to me a while ago still lingered in my mind. I would never want to go through something like that again. Sebastian groaned. “Oh right. He's still here. Where should we k

RosalindI don’t know how long I’ve been wandering around this place, but I don’t care. Being in this place, I felt the feeling that I have long been craving while being in the palace—freedom. As a young princess, I used to visit the cities that surrounded our kingdom with my mother. I don’t remember much, but I remember always going to an orphanage to play with kids my age. My mother was well-known around this area. She loved to get in touch with the people. As I grew older, I lost touch with the people and started being surrounded by the same stoic faces, same polished infrastructures, and same uptight rules. That’s when I started wanting to become the queen—so that I could change the rules. Because for me, being a princess isn’t being a perfect girl stuck in a palace. Being a princess is to keep in touch with people and give them the help that they need. I smiled nostalgically when I saw

Rosalind“I think I’m starting to like you.”When I realized what I had just said, my eyes widened in surprise. I pursed my lips together and wished that I could just take back the words that spilled out of my mouth. Shit. I shouldn't have said that. I dreaded Axel’s reaction. He slowly turned his head to me, and I couldn’t guess what emotion his face held. I still remember the day when he told me that we shouldn’t fall in love with each other. I’m a hundred percent sure that he’s not going to like what I just said. It felt like the world slowed down as I waited for him to speak out about what he thought. He leaned in closer to me and furrowed his eyebrows. “What did you say? I didn’t hear anything because of the crowd.”I let out a breath that I didn’t even know I was holding when I heard what he said. Alright. So he didn

AxelRosalind went to her room while I went to an abandoned attic in the palace. This is where I placed all of my weapons in case I needed to use them. I took the entire backpack of weapons and made sure to close the attic before leaving.Before going back to the stable, I wanted to check up on Rosalind to see if she was already resting, so I took a longer route just to visit her room. When I got there, I didn’t expect another person to be in Rosalind’s room. I narrowed my eyes to get a closer look and saw that it was Desdemona, Rosalind’s mother. Thinking that I should just leave the mother-and-daughter pair all alone, I quietly went on my way. However, I suddenly heard them arguing, leading me to go back to my hiding spot. As I listened to their argument, I couldn’t help but wonder what their real relationship was. I feel like I shouldn’t be listening in on their conversation, but my curiosity got t

RosalindWithout opening my eyes, I reached out to the spot next to me. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I saw Axel lying down next to me. I don't know whether he stayed with me the whole time, but my heart fluttered when I saw him next to me last night. I was expecting to feel a familiar warmth, but the space next to me felt empty. I opened my eyes to see if he was still beside me, but to my disappointment, he was not. I mean, what did I expect?I trudged towards the bathroom, bearing a sour mood due to Axel's absence. However, it quickly dissipated into thin air when I saw a sticky note stuck to the bedside lamp. "Training :)"I smiled when I saw his note. It was just one word, but it was enough to make my heart beat faster. I kept the sticky note in one of my treasure boxes and changed into more decent clothes before going out of my bedroom and into the kitchen. My stomach growled when