RosalindEver since Axel interfered with our family argument two days ago, Desdemona has been more silent than usual. She hasn't been bothering me at all, and even Venice is cautious with her words and actions whenever we come across each other. Sebastian, Axel, and I were all seated down on the ground playing some type of board game. Axel and I wanted to rest more, but Sebastian barged into our room, holding a scrabble board. He told us that he didn't have anything to do in the servant's quarters, so he came up here after stealing one of the board games displayed in our living room. The game was nearing its end, and it was Sebastian's turn to place down his letters. The game has become progressively hard since we don't have any spare letters to pick from anymore. "Arter?" I asked, tilting my head to the side in confusion. "Is that even a word?"Axel also frowned beside me. "Yeah. It's what they call people who make a

Rosalind"What?" I asked, my mouth agape. He patted his lap. "Sit," he casually said. "No!" I shook my head. "Are you out of your mind? Can't we just sit close to each other?"He sighed. "Fine, come here," he said, gesturing to the spot next to him. I sighed in relief and scooted closer to him. However, he suddenly placed one of his arms around my waist and the other under my thighs. He effortlessly picked me up and placed me down on his lap, caging me in his arms and leaving me no place to escape. "What the hell are you doing?" I exclaimed, trying to move out of his grip. "See? Isn't that better?" he asked. "Don't you feel the heat created by our bodies?"When he said that, I suddenly realized just how warm I felt. I don't know whether it was the warmth from his body or the warmth from the embarrassment that I was feeling—maybe both. I sighed and just leaned back on his muscular

Rosalind"Like how you gave up on mom?"My father's mouth went agape, and even Desdemona and Venice, who usually had a lot to say, were surprised and weren't able to utter any words. I don't know how long it took for them to recover from the shock of my statement, but we stood in silence for what felt like an eternity.In contrast to my father's reprimanding voice just moments ago, his voice suddenly became significantly softer—almost broken. "How can you say that, Rosalind?"I chuckled emotionlessly. "What? Did I say something wrong? It's the truth! You talk big about my mate giving up on me when you yourself gave up on your mate—on mom, on ME!""Rosalind—,"I didn't let him get a word out as I continued with my outburst. "You threw away the years that you spent with mom and replaced them with a woman who doesn't give two shits about our kingdom!" I screamed, pointing at Desdemona. "Y

RosalindI have been counting down the days when we are finally going to proceed with the next mission. Axel still hasn't told me the full details of the plan, but he said that he would relay it to us on the train. I just wish that it does not concern any strip clubs or weird-ass men.Although there was still a lot in my mind—that being my family and Axel, I find that just burying them inside my mind is the best way to go. I’m not yet ready to talk to Axel about these fluttering feelings, so I change the topic whenever I feel like we’re leading to that certain subject. As for my family, I didn’t even bother speaking to them ever since that dreaded day. I can see in my father’s eyes that he wants to talk to me, but I just ignore him in any way that I can. I even had Sebastian bring my food up to my room just so I could avoid sitting down with my family at the dinner table.It was now the afternoon, and it wa

RosalindAfter a little bit less than an hour, we finally made it into Bernadok. I was still quite upset with Axel's blunder a while ago, but I decided to let it go since there's no use crying over spilled milk. I wandered my eyes around to see the different views of the city. Unlike the last city that we went to, Bernadok had a much more modern feel to it. That's why it's called the Technology Center of the country. This is maybe why Luna Kirsten opted to have her surgery here. Their technology and methods are definitely the highest in the country when it comes to medicine and surgery. That's why it's expensive to live here too.My eyes lit up in surprise when I saw a robot bunny in one of the shops. It was so similar to a real-life bunny, but it could do various tricks like spinning and jumping over obstacles. I leaned against the glass to take a closer look at the bunny and giggled when I saw it doing tricks.I heard Axel chuckle nex