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Fire, Blood, And Her Revenge-Drama S
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00:00Elmist Continents is ruled by three powerful territorial realm tribes.
00:05Bren Realm Tribe, Alden Realm Tribe, and Evil Kingdom.
00:10The north is controlled by the wolf-riding Bren Realm Tribe.
00:14The south is ruled by the dragon-controlled Alden Realm Tribe.
00:19I am the princess of the Evil Kingdom. My father reigns as the king of the entire realm.
00:23On my 18th birthday, I was brought into the palace hall.
00:26As the daughter of the king of the entire realm, I had to choose one of the lords from the
00:29two major realm tribes as my political spouse.
00:32The chosen one would be crowned as the supreme ruler of the continent.
00:35Eve, who will you choose?
00:38I choose. I did not hesitate at all. I chose KZ Alden.
00:42He is the coldest and fiercest dragon lord of the southern territory.
00:47Feared by everyone, no one dares to approach.
00:50No! You should have chosen me!
00:53In every noble banquet before, I had expressed my feelings to him, and even once took a poisonous arrow for
01:00him.
01:03But they didn't know.
01:05My previous life, I married Cain.
01:07On the wedding day, he committed adultery with my cousin, Lina.
01:11Help! Please!
01:14During the pregnancy, he humiliated me in every possible way and finally locked me in the dungeon.
01:18I and my unborn child died with resentment.
01:22When I opened my eyes again, I returned to the time before marrying him.
01:27This life, I decided to fulfill his love affair.
01:32But unexpectedly, Cain would go crazy with regret for me.
01:43Just as I walked out of the council hall and crossed the training ground,
01:48I saw him.
01:50Cain.
01:52He was training with the soldiers,
01:54accompanied by that giant ice plane white wolf.
01:58A flash of silver light passed.
02:01His curved knife came off his hand and smashed heavily onto the ground,
02:05landing three feet in front of my boots.
02:09Without even raising his head, he commanded sternly,
02:13Pick it up!
02:14Yeah!
02:17The soldiers instantly froze.
02:20Their eyes fixed on me,
02:22waiting to see a good show.
02:25I knew this trick too well.
02:29In my previous life,
02:31just because I always did whatever he said,
02:33he treated me like a lowerly servant.
02:37You dropped it.
02:39Pick it up yourself.
02:47Anger surging in his eyes.
02:55Say that again.
03:08Well, Eve,
03:09you've changed your tooth.
03:10Only days ago,
03:11you were utterly devoted to him,
03:13and now you put on Prince Lies as a princess.
03:15You were once his shadow,
03:17clinging to his side every day.
03:19Do you think your father,
03:20the High King,
03:21would be proud of how you carry yourself now?
03:23The faces of those two young masters
03:24instantly turned pale.
03:26My gaze cold,
03:27I swept a glance over the two of them.
03:29Your fathers live only by clinging to the Able Kingdom.
03:32You are nothing but distant vassal.
03:33How dare you pass judgment on me?
03:35Hide those repulsive, fanning looks of yours.
03:37Lena limped over,
03:38one leg of her pants stained with blood.
03:40The wound on her leg was self-inflicted,
03:42deliberately,
03:42in order to frame me
03:43and make Cain despise me even more.
03:45She squatted down,
03:46biting her lip tightly.
03:47I had tried to explain,
03:49but he refused to believe me.
03:53I told you to rest.
03:54Why did you come true, Lady?
03:55Lena leakers her yens.
04:00Cain,
04:01I was worried about you.
04:03I heard you were training.
04:04I was afraid you might get hurt.
04:06Princess Eve is of noble status.
04:08She can't do such rough work.
04:09But I think
04:10I can do something for you.
04:14Can't you learn from Lena?
04:15You hurt her like this
04:16and you still want her to do these things?
04:18You just stand there like a spoiled waste!
04:22Are you begging your father again
04:24with the sympathy act to marry me?
04:34Eve, you are so pathetic.
04:37Only using tricks to force me to stay by your side.
04:40I looked utterly disdained.
04:42My tone calm.
04:45I didn't say anything.
04:47I just told my father
04:48that my coming-of-age ceremony
04:49will be held as scheduled in three days.
04:51And you
04:52absolutely must come.
04:54The surroundings instantly fell silent.
05:04Congratulations!
05:05When you become the king of the entire realm,
05:08don't forget us!
05:09His arrogance fully displayed.
05:12Let me say this in advance.
05:14Even if we do get married,
05:15don't interfere with my and Lena's affairs.
05:17Know your place.
05:18Otherwise...
05:19His eyes darkened.
05:21His tone sinister.
05:24I will lock you in the dungeon again.
05:30What does he mean by that?
05:43Again?
05:50Cain picked up Lita and turned to leave.
05:53Without even giving me a glance.
05:55He now thought I would still choose him firmly
05:58like in the previous life.
06:00On the day of the coming-of-age ceremony,
06:03I had already changed into the Ebel Royal Family Ceremonial Dress.
06:07Under the maid's help,
06:08the ceremonial avenue paved with white stones outside the square
06:12was lined with Ebel purple flags on both sides,
06:14and the square was already filled with nobles and soldiers.
06:18Cain and Lena stuck tightly to his side.
06:20Her lips were swollen and red,
06:22and there were fresh scratch marks on his collarbone.
06:25No need to think.
06:27They knew what they had been doing.
06:29In my previous life,
06:30I also stood in front of everyone like this today.
06:33I have never wronged you in the slightest!
06:37Why on earth would you treat me like this?
06:42Everyone laughed at my embarrassed state,
06:44and Cain showed no concern for me at all.
06:46At that moment, my heart ached so much I could barely breathe.
06:49So in his heart,
06:51I was not even as good as the humblest slave.
06:53Even though I had taken a poisoned arrow for him
06:56and given up my dignity,
06:57he only wanted to treat me as a joke
06:59trampled upon by anyone.
07:05Cain, isn't my figure better than hers?
07:08Cain noticed the few seconds my eyes langled on them
07:11and instinctively shielded Lena behind him.
07:15After waiting for a long time without seeing me explode,
07:18he instead felt uncomfortable
07:20and put on a mocking smile.
07:24Eve,
07:25you're not afraid I won't marry you,
07:28so you're deliberately pretending to be so generous,
07:30are you?
07:31Today you're being sensible.
07:32So how about this?
07:34Go to the hot spring in the back mountain
07:36after the coming of age ceremony.
07:38Remember to wear nothing.
07:42If your fink is good enough,
07:44maybe I'll generous enough to let you spend a night in my bed.
07:48Lena immediately raised her eyebrows,
07:50her eyes full of charm.
07:54Cain,
07:55isn't my figure better than hers?
08:00You are, of course,
08:0210,000 times better than her.
08:04That hot spring was originally prepared for you.
08:08I especially had people add flower petals to the water,
08:12waiting for your wound to heal so you could soak in it.
08:15Whistles and obscenities rising and falling one after weather.
08:19Show some respect,
08:21Cain.
08:22In my previous life,
08:24he also did this,
08:25making him fun of me as a plaything in front of everyone.
08:29I was shaking with anger,
08:31but he held Lena and laughed even more happily,
08:34saying that my shy and angry look
08:36was the best to please him.
08:39He sneered and said that I was just a cheap whore
08:42who came to him willingly.
08:50Still pretending?
08:51A woman like you can never hide the wantedness in your bones.
08:56Show some respect, Cain.
08:58He laughed as if he had heard a joke,
09:01raising his eyebrows.
09:04Respect?
09:06Didn't you even give up your life to marry me?
09:09Anyway,
09:09you'll eventually go to bed with me,
09:12so why are you playing the virginity card now?
09:15Who said the person I'm going to marry is you?
09:20I heard that a while ago
09:21he skinned a few vassals who provoked him.
09:28Not marrying me?
09:29Then who do you want to marry?
09:31The whole continent knows
09:33that you would even give up your life for me.
09:35Is there any other lord willing to marry you?
09:37Oh, you have to choose between me
09:40and the southern lord Casey Alden.
09:42He laughed as if he had heard the biggest joke.
09:46I heard he spends all year training in the Black Forest.
09:50Who doesn't know that he has a violent temper?
09:53I heard that a while ago
09:54he skinned a few vassals who provoked him.
09:57You're not going to choose him, are you?
10:01If you marry him,
10:02are you afraid you won't die fast enough?
10:05Why aren't you talking?
10:07Weren't you pretending so well just now?
10:11Scared now?
10:13Sister is probably thinking of the rumors about Cain, right?
10:17If sister really marries him,
10:19I'm afraid she don't even leave a complete corpse.
10:29Why is sister saying this?
10:33In my previous life,
10:35I would have probably already pounced on Lina
10:38to tear her hair out.
10:40It's different now.
10:42Who I choose?
10:43We'll find out soon.
10:45I turned around and couldn't be bothered
10:47to look at them anymore.
10:55Why is sister saying this?
11:01I'm just worried about you.
11:03After all, you even dared
11:04to take a poisoned arrow for Cain.
11:14Sister,
11:17even if you don't like me,
11:19you can't push me.
11:20My leg isn't healed yet.
11:21It hurts so much.
11:33Secretly curling her lips at me
11:35and Tuddenly found it ridiculous.
11:38He helped Lina up from the ground,
11:40the heartache in his eyes undisguised.
11:44She is your sister!
11:46I didn't touch her.
11:48I looked at Lina hiding behind Cain,
11:50secretly curling her lips at me
11:52and Tuddenly found it ridiculous.
11:58Still there to lie.
12:02Cain stepped forward,
12:03raised his hand,
12:04and grabbed my wrist.
12:10Who in the entire evil kingdom
12:12doesn't know you're jealous of Lina?
12:14If it weren't for you
12:15clinging to me back,
12:16I wouldn't have given you
12:17a second glance.
12:21Forget it, Cain.
12:23Sister is probably too sad.
12:25After all,
12:26she always thought
12:27you would marry her.
12:28Her words seemed to mediate,
12:30but actually nailed the words
12:32clinging shamelessly,
12:33even tighter.
12:34The surrounding murmurs
12:35grew louder,
12:36and some people
12:37began whispering.
12:39Shut your mouth, Lina.
12:41Who do you think
12:42you are to speak here?
12:43Lina shrank behind Cain,
12:46the curve of her lips
12:47impossible to hide.
12:48Cain raised his hand
12:50and slapped me hard
12:51across the face.
12:54The people around
12:55let out a gasp of surprise.
13:01Yes,
13:02this is the effect I wanted.
13:03He certainly couldn't stand
13:05Lina being humiliated.
13:08I want everyone to see clearly
13:11the shamelessness
13:12and hypocrisy
13:13of Cain and Lina.
13:16Lina shrank behind Cain,
13:18the curve of her lips
13:20impossible to hide.
13:21She deliberately rubbed
13:22against Cain's embrace.
13:27Cain's honed
13:28hung in mid-corm,
13:29probably thinking
13:30that the slap
13:31just now's
13:31was too heavy.
13:32His Yadam Borgid bobbing
13:34as if he wanted
13:34to say something.
13:35Cain,
13:36Cain,
13:36my leg hurts so much,
13:37I want to rest.
13:39Her slender fingers
13:40gently wrapped
13:41around his wrist,
13:42pulling his attention
13:43completely away.
13:44What are you still
13:45standing there for?
13:46If something really
13:47happens to Lina,
13:48I won't let you off.
13:59I suddenly remembered
14:00that in my previous life,
14:02for Cain,
14:03I practiced day and night
14:05on the training ground,
14:06wanting to be more
14:07worthy of him.
14:08Back then,
14:10I thought that,
14:11as long as I was
14:12strong enough,
14:13I could keep love.
14:14Now thinking about it,
14:16I only find it absurd.
14:19Soon the announcement
14:21of our engagement
14:22will be made.
14:24If you know
14:25what's good for you,
14:26remember your place.
14:34After marriage,
14:36I will give you
14:37the dignity you deserve.
14:39But don't delude yourself
14:40into meddling
14:41in my in-liners affairs.
14:46Almost at the same moment,
14:49a deafening dragon roar
14:50exploded from the sky.
14:58A giant pitch,
15:00black dragon landed
15:01steadily beside the platform
15:03outside the square.
15:08I looked up
15:10and met a pair
15:11of deep blue eyes.
15:22His voice
15:23carrying an unquestionable
15:25pressure.
15:32Everyone knew well
15:33that the coldest lord
15:35of the southern realm,
15:36Case,
15:37had a notoriously
15:38violent temper.
15:40He had just skinned
15:41several vassals
15:42who provoked him
15:43a while ago,
15:44and at this moment,
15:45he seemed to carry
15:47the lingering smell
15:48of blood on him.
15:50The legs of the few
15:52young people
15:52in the front row
15:53almost gave way.
15:55Someone's wine bowl
15:56crashed to the ground
15:57with a clang.
16:06He stopped
16:07in front of me,
16:08his gaze falling
16:09on my swollen cheek,
16:10his voice carrying
16:12an unquestionable pressure.
16:14What happened
16:15to your face?
16:16Looking into
16:17his deep blue eyes,
16:18I suddenly remembered
16:20how on my deathbed
16:21in my previous life,
16:23he had single-handedly
16:24broken into the basement
16:26and carried my body out.
16:33See?
16:34She still has to obey.
16:38I tugged at the corner
16:39of my mouth
16:40trying to hide
16:41the swelling.
16:43It's nothing.
16:55This is a matter
16:56between me
16:57and Eve.
16:58No need for you
16:58to concern yourself.
17:03Eve will soon
17:04be my wife.
17:05Her affairs
17:05are naturally
17:06mine
17:06to decide.
17:07Kay didn't give
17:08Cain even a single glance,
17:10only reaching out
17:11his hand
17:11wearing dark
17:12iron dragon
17:12pattern gloves,
17:13gently and steadily
17:14holding my hands,
17:15his tone leaving
17:16no room for refusal.
17:17Your highness
17:18has been waiting long.
17:20Let's begin
17:21the ceremony.
17:21I followed behind him
17:23as we walked inside.
17:24Passing by Cain,
17:25I heard him say
17:26in a low voice
17:27to Lena.
17:28See?
17:29She still has to obey.
17:31The pride in Cain's eyes
17:33almost overflowed,
17:34as if he had already
17:35seen himself
17:36ascending the throne.
17:37But that pride
17:38didn't last long.
17:46Today is an important day.
17:52When everyone
17:53walked into the great hall,
17:55my father,
17:56leaning on his
17:56golden scepter,
17:57came down
17:58from the high platform.
18:00His silver-white
18:01long hair
18:02shimmered in the
18:03lamplight.
18:03Though over 60 years old,
18:05his back was
18:06straight as a rammer.
18:07Father smiled
18:08and held my hand.
18:13Today is an important day.
18:15He paused,
18:16his gaze sweeping
18:17over all the nobles
18:19and empressors
18:19of vassals in the hall.
18:21Eve has turned 18,
18:22and I have
18:23no other children.
18:24According to the rules,
18:25she must choose
18:26one of the heirs
18:27of the Byrne
18:28and Alden Realm tribes
18:29to become her husband.
18:31After marriage,
18:32her husband and Eve
18:33will together serve
18:34as the next king
18:35of the entire realm.
18:37A gasp arose
18:38in the great hall,
18:39and many eyes
18:40turned towards Cain
18:41with undisclased envy.
18:42After all,
18:43everyone knew
18:44how madly in love
18:45with him I had been.
18:45Now,
18:46let the chosen child
18:48come forward,
18:49and I myself
18:51will witness it.
18:52Father patted
18:53the back of my hand.
19:03Cain immediately
19:05straightened his chest,
19:06raised his chin high,
19:07and had already
19:08taken half a step forward,
19:09but Father stopped him
19:11with a raised hand.
19:17Cain looked at his father,
19:29full of confusion.
19:30Father turned his head
19:31to look at Case,
19:32who was standing
19:33in the corner.
19:36Case was holding
19:37a bunch of starlight flowers
19:39just picked
19:40from the dragon valley,
19:41the petals shimmering
19:43with a faint silver glow
19:44in the lamplight.
19:46He walked step by step
19:47to the center of the hall.
19:49Eve,
19:50are you ready?
19:57I nodded
19:58and pointed toward Cain.
19:59My future consort
20:01is Casey Alden.
20:14As soon as the words fell,
20:16the murmuring
20:16in the great hall
20:17instantly exploded.
20:19People began talking
20:20among themselves.
20:20How could it be him?
20:22Doesn't Eve love Cain
20:24so much she would
20:24give up her life?
20:25How could she choose Cain?
20:27Right?
20:28Is there a mistake?
20:31Is there a mistake?
20:42Eve,
20:43are you really sure
20:44you want to choose Cain?
20:46Father sat in the
20:47high-backed chair,
20:48his brow deeply frenled.
20:50Father knows
20:51you have always liked
20:52him very much.
20:54If you are sure
20:55you want to marry him,
20:56I will support you.
20:58Father sighed,
20:59his voice heavy.
21:02But my daughter,
21:04this is a very difficult
21:06path to walk.
21:08At that time,
21:09I knelt before my father,
21:11my voice firm.
21:13Father,
21:13before I was stubborn
21:15and deluded,
21:16but now I am awake.
21:17I choose Casey.
21:35Cain's face instantly
21:36turned very ugly.
21:41He rushed forward
21:42two steps,
21:43his voice full of urgency.
21:50father glanced sideways
21:51at him
21:52and struck the scepter
21:53heavily on the ground.
21:57Though I am old,
21:59I am not so confused
22:01as to mistake the person.
22:03How could there be a mistake
22:05in a decision
22:05that determines
22:06the future of evil?
22:10The chief ritual officer
22:12standing by
22:12took over,
22:13unrolling the scroll
22:14in his hand.
22:15The king has spoken
22:16very clearly.
22:17The decree proclaims,
22:18the spouse chosen
22:20by Oval Princess Eve
22:21is the southern dragon lord
22:22leader of the
22:23Olden Realm tribe,
22:25K.E. Olden.
22:28Impossible!
22:29There must be some mistake!
22:35A trace of lingering hope
22:37in his eyes.
22:40Eve,
22:41it's a mistake,
22:42right?
22:43You chose me,
22:44didn't you?
22:45I raised my eyes,
22:47my gaze firm as a rock,
22:49every word clear,
22:50reaching every corner
22:51of the hall.
22:53From today on,
22:54he is my Eve's
22:55prince consort,
22:57the one and only
22:59love of my life.
23:04When K.E. looked up at me,
23:06a trace of surprise
23:07flashed in his deep blue eyes.
23:09People couldn't help
23:10but whisper among themselves.
23:12And even less
23:13had they expected
23:14that the always solitary K.E.
23:15would accept
23:16this marriage alliance.
23:18But K.E. was like
23:19an ignited powder keg,
23:21suddenly grabbing my wrist
23:23with such force
23:24that it almost
23:24crushed my bones.
23:29Liar!
23:30You clearly love me!
23:33Who in the entire continent
23:34doesn't know
23:35you would even
23:36give up your life for me!
23:39How could you choose
23:40that violent man?
23:45Someone must be forcing you.
23:48The ministers quickly
23:49stepped forward
23:50to pull him away
23:51and shouted sternly
23:53at the K.E.'s guards
23:54who were showing
23:55signs of movement.
23:59Haven't you
23:59taken him away yet?
24:00Are you trying
24:01to cause trouble here?
24:03Only then
24:04did those guards
24:05reacted
24:05and with much difficulty
24:07they grabbed K.E.
24:08and dragged him out.
24:11K.E. was still
24:12struggling wildly,
24:13his whore shouts
24:14echoing in the hall.
24:15Eve!
24:16Say it!
24:17You made a mistake,
24:19right?
24:19The person
24:20you chose
24:20is me!
24:21Father waved
24:22his hand impaintly
24:23and the soldiers
24:24guarding the door
24:25immediately closed
24:26the great hall's doors.
24:34At the banquet
24:35after the coming
24:36of age ceremony,
24:37torches cast
24:38dancing shadows
24:39on the stone walls.
24:41I swept my eyes
24:42over the moving crowd
24:44but still didn't
24:45see K.E.'s trace
24:46when I turned around
24:48with a glass
24:49of berry wine
24:50I happened to
24:51bumped into
24:51a solid chest.
24:53The cold,
24:54pine wood scent
24:55entered my nose.
24:58In my previous life,
25:00when I was locked
25:01in the basement
25:01by K.E.
25:02it was Casey
25:03who kicked open
25:04the heavy wooden door
25:05and carried me
25:06on the verge
25:07of death
25:07out.
25:09He was covered
25:10in wounds at the time
25:10and he roared
25:11at the road
25:12to K.E.N.
25:12and soldiers.
25:18Who ever dares
25:19to lay a finger
25:20on her again?
25:22I will skin you all
25:24and bury you
25:25with her!
25:28After I died,
25:29he bathed
25:30the entire
25:31royal palace
25:32in blood
25:33and placed
25:34all of K.E.N.'s
25:35shameful crimes
25:35before my father.
25:36And only then
25:37did I understand
25:38that this violent man
25:39had placed me
25:39in such an important
25:40position in his heart.
25:50After rebirth,
25:51a voice always
25:52echoed in my heart.
25:53Choose him,
25:54no mistake.
26:01After the banquet began,
26:02my father beckoned
26:03Kaylee to sit
26:04beside the main seat.
26:05Everyone knew
26:05this was a gesture
26:06to affirm
26:07one's status.
26:08K.E.N.,
26:08reeking of alcohol,
26:10stumbled and squeezed
26:11in front of father,
26:12his voice harggy.
26:12Your majesty,
26:13you cannot let them marry.
26:16Father looked
26:16at his drunken state,
26:18both angry and anxious.
26:19Drag him away!
26:20Get back to your quarters
26:21in this drunken state!
26:22Do not bring shame
26:23upon your father here!
26:24But K.E.N.
26:25glung desperately
26:25to the table,
26:26refusing to leave.
26:27Your majesty,
26:28Eve and I
26:28grew up together.
26:29We know each other's hearts.
26:30You cannot separate us!
26:31When I was little,
26:32K.E.N.'s father
26:33was my father's
26:34closest friend.
26:35K.E.N.
26:36would often come
26:36to the palace
26:37to play with me.
26:40He once climbed
26:41the highest cliff
26:42in the moonlit valley
26:43to pick the rare
26:44star bloom for me.
26:48And once blocked
26:49a beast for me.
26:53Those warm memories
26:54were exactly why
26:55I had been so devoted
26:56to him
26:56until Lina appeared.
27:01Her beauty bewitched him
27:03and under her
27:04constant provocation
27:06he gradually
27:07began to loathe me.
27:13Father glanced at me,
27:14his tone sarcastic.
27:16Grew up together?
27:18Know each other's hearts?
27:19That's not quite
27:20what I know.
27:22Eve,
27:24you tell him
27:25yourself.
27:36I gave a faint smile,
27:38my tone calm.
27:40Father,
27:41I don't know why
27:41Kain is saying this.
27:43Kain's eyes
27:43tore in disbelief.
27:44Eve,
27:46I love you!
27:46It's always been you!
27:52I know,
27:53you're jealous.
27:55You're angry
27:56that I gave
27:56the snow fox
27:57for I hunt
27:58last time
27:58to Lina
27:59so you deliberately
28:00found K.A.
28:01to anger me,
28:01Drainry.
28:09Kain,
28:10you can't say
28:11things like that
28:11carelessly.
28:14I am already
28:15preparing to marry
28:16K.A.
28:18Hearing this,
28:19Kain's face
28:20twisted with rage
28:24as he reached out
28:26to grab me.
28:27Eve,
28:28you cannot marry
28:29someone else!
28:30You can only
28:31belong to me!
28:33His wrist
28:34had just risen
28:35halfway
28:35when K's hand
28:37gripped his arm
28:38like an iron vice.
28:42With a light crack,
28:44Kain groaned
28:45in pain.
28:50Cold sweat
28:51instantly
28:51seeping
28:52from his forehead.
29:02K's eyes
29:03were cold as ice
29:04and the violent aura
29:05emanating from his body
29:06made everyone around
29:08step back
29:08subconsciously.
29:15Don't touch my woman.
29:25K's voice
29:26was cold as ice
29:27and with a flick
29:33of his wrist
29:34he threw
29:35Kain to the ground.
29:43take him away!
29:48Kain still
29:49wouldn't give up.
29:51He raised his head
29:53and shouted at me.
29:57Live!
29:59Say quickly
30:00that you love me!
30:01It's me!
30:06I ignored him
30:07turned to Kain
30:10and showed
30:11a faint smile
30:14but he withdrew
30:15his gaze
30:16picked up
30:17the strong
30:18lecker on the table
30:19and drank it
30:20in one one
30:20gulp
30:21the movement
30:22of his
30:22atom's bone
30:23hiding emotions
30:23that couldn't
30:24be read.
30:30Rumors in the
30:31evil kingdom
30:31spread like weeds
30:32and within just
30:33a few days
30:33they reached
30:34every corner
30:35of the
30:35Elvenist
30:35continent.
30:36Some said
30:37that for my sake
30:38Kain had argued
30:39with the evil king
30:39in the great hall.
30:41Others said
30:41that since I chose
30:42KV
30:42Kain spent every day
30:44fooling around
30:44with Lena.
30:45I didn't care about
30:46any of these
30:47rumors at all.
30:49The wedding ceremony
30:50between K and me
30:51was set for next month.
30:54One morning
30:55before the ceremony
30:56K found me
30:58at the training
30:58ground.
31:00He leaned
31:00against the
31:01long knife
31:01stuck in the
31:02ground.
31:03Morning dew
31:04wet the tips
31:04of his hair.
31:12After a long
31:13silence
31:13he spoke
31:14his voice
31:15carrying a
31:15barely missable
31:16tension.
31:18Outside
31:18they're all
31:19saying that
31:19I am violent
31:20by nature
31:21with a lot
31:21of blood
31:22on my hands.
31:24Aren't you
31:24afraid?
31:26My hand
31:27holding the
31:27bow paused
31:28and I turned
31:29to meet
31:29his graze.
31:39Afraid of what?
31:49Afraid that one
31:50day I might
31:50lose control
31:51and hurt you.
31:59But even
32:00if you are
32:00afraid it's
32:00too late
32:01now.
32:11No matter
32:12if you regret it
32:13later
32:14I will never
32:15let go.
32:16Ev
32:16in this
32:17life
32:17you can
32:18only be
32:19Kesa's
32:19wife.
32:20I suddenly
32:21remembered
32:21how he had
32:22fought against
32:22the entire
32:23Bren Realm
32:23tribe for me
32:24in my
32:25previous life
32:25and my
32:26heart felt
32:27a surge
32:27of worms.
32:36I have never
32:37regretted it
32:37and I am not
32:38afraid of you.
32:39I have heard
32:40those rumors
32:41but I know
32:42better that you
32:42are never
32:43what they say.
32:54you.
32:54The one I chose
32:55is you K.
32:57From beginning
32:57to end
32:59I have never
33:00wavered.
33:09Eve, remember
33:10what you said
33:10today.
33:11I will.
33:19When I returned
33:20to my quarters
33:21Lena was sitting
33:22by the fire
33:22roasting meat skewers.
33:25Sister,
33:26you sure know
33:26how to pretend.
33:27So you were just
33:28pretending to like
33:29Kane all along
33:30and your ultimate
33:31goal was to
33:31marry Kaby,
33:32right?
33:35Just wait.
33:36When he gets
33:37unhappy one day
33:37the first one
33:38he kills
33:39will be you.
33:43Lady Eve,
33:44Lord Kane,
33:45he has brought
33:46people.
33:47I saw Kane
33:49leading a few
33:49followers standing
33:50outside the quarters.
33:52The surrounding
33:52area was packed
33:53with people
33:54whispering among
33:55themselves,
33:56their eyes full
33:56of curiosity.
33:58How can the
33:59young better
34:00of the noble
34:00Bren Realm tribe
34:01be so shameless?
34:03I also heard
34:04he slapped
34:05the princess
34:05at the
34:06Arn Age
34:06ceremony.
34:08What?
34:09Really?
34:09That's our
34:10noble princess.
34:11How dare
34:11he be so
34:12presumptuous?
34:13Really,
34:13I saw it
34:13with my own
34:14eyes.
34:15Oh, my
34:16poor princess.
34:20Kane,
34:21have you come
34:22to take me
34:22away?
34:26I'm sorry.
34:27I'm sorry.
34:28I'm sorry.
34:29I'm sorry.
34:29I'm sorry.
34:32But Kanan
34:33didn't even
34:34look at her.
34:34He walked
34:35straight to me,
34:36suddenly dropping
34:37to one knee,
34:38and pulled out
34:39a silver moon ring,
34:40set with a ruby
34:41from his pocket,
34:42holding it up to me.
34:45Marry me!
34:47Shut up!
34:53Eve,
34:55I know I was
34:56wrong before.
34:57Give me another
34:57chance.
34:59Marry me,
34:59and I will spend
35:00the rest of my
35:01life cherishing
35:02you,
35:02and will never
35:03let you suffer
35:03the slightest
35:04griefs again.
35:06Are you mistaken?
35:07Isn't my sister
35:08Lena the one
35:09you truly love?
35:10I'll let you
35:10two be together.
35:12Eve, listen to me.
35:13It's all amid
35:13a standing.
35:14In my heart,
35:15there is only you.
35:16No one else
35:17compares to you.
35:18That's not
35:19what you said
35:19before.
35:22You said that
35:23after marriage,
35:24I just need
35:24to behave myself,
35:26not ask about
35:27things that
35:27aren't my business,
35:28and that I have
35:29no right to
35:30interfere in
35:30your and Lena's
35:31affairs.
35:33That was me
35:33being deluded!
35:38How could I
35:39really treat you
35:40like that?
35:45Kane,
35:46you clearly
35:47said you
35:47liked me
35:48the most,
35:49said I was
35:50more beautiful
35:50and sensible
35:51than sister,
35:52said that
35:53after marrying
35:54Eve,
35:54you would
35:55marry me.
35:56Shut up!
35:57Kane impatiently
35:58raised his hand
35:59and slapped her,
36:00the force
36:01just as hard
36:02as the time
36:03he hit me.
36:04How can you
36:05compare to Eve?
36:06Eve?
36:14Bitch,
36:15you were the
36:15one who
36:16seduced me.
36:17If it weren't
36:17for you,
36:18how could Eve
36:19have chosen
36:19someone else?
36:22A scheming woman
36:23like you
36:24doesn't deserve
36:25to stand by
36:25my side!
36:27But Javent,
36:28at this point,
36:29he still didn't
36:30think he had
36:31done anything wrong,
36:32as if all
36:32faults should be
36:33borne by others.
36:35How can you
36:36compare to Eve?
36:39It turned out
36:40that he had
36:40seen everything
36:41that day,
36:42but had
36:42deliberately
36:43pretended to be
36:44deaf and dumb.
36:48Eve is the
36:49true-blooded
36:50heir of the
36:50able kingdom.
36:51You're merely
36:52a distant cousin
36:53on her side,
36:54living off the
36:55charity of the
36:55royal family
36:56as a dependent.
36:57I only ever
36:58toiled with you.
37:00Did you truly
37:01think I would
37:02marry you?
37:02She was my
37:03mother's distant
37:04cousin.
37:05After her
37:05parents died,
37:06she came to
37:07take refuge
37:08with my mother.
37:08Yet she has
37:09always craved
37:10what was never
37:11hers to have.
37:12Even my
37:12destined mate,
37:13she tries to
37:14take from me.
37:17I am not
37:19living on
37:19charity!
37:20I am
37:21not!
37:22I am
37:28you think
37:28I don't
37:29see it?
37:30Your blood,
37:31your rank,
37:31nothing stacks
37:32up to Eve.
37:34You're not
37:34even worthy
37:35to be her
37:35servant,
37:36and you
37:36thought you
37:37could be
37:37my wife?
37:40Eve,
37:41don't go.
37:42You've seen
37:42it too.
37:43I've already
37:43broken ties
37:44with her.
37:45I will never
37:45have anything
37:45to do with
37:46her again.
37:47Just give
37:47me another
37:47chance,
37:48okay?
37:52Lord Cain,
37:53please show
37:54some self-respect.
37:55I already
37:55have a fiancé.
37:58Perhaps in
37:58your realm
37:59tribe you
37:59can get
38:00whatever you
38:00want,
38:02but there
38:02is one
38:03thing you
38:03can never
38:04get,
38:04the road
38:05of return.
38:06In this
38:07world there
38:07is never
38:08a road
38:08of return.
38:09The wedding
38:10ceremony
38:11between Kay
38:11and I
38:12will be
38:12held soon.
38:14Everyone
38:14is welcome
38:15to come
38:15and watch.
38:16Cain
38:17tried to
38:17pastor me
38:18further,
38:19but I
38:19broke free
38:20from his
38:20grisp,
38:21walked
38:21straight into
38:22my quarters,
38:23closed the
38:23door behind
38:24me,
38:24and ordered
38:25the guards
38:26not to let
38:26anyone in.
38:28But Miss
38:29Lena was
38:29stopped by
38:30Lord Cain
38:31outside the
38:31quarters.
38:31I heard
38:32that he
38:32also
38:33scolded her,
38:34said she
38:34didn't know
38:35her place.
38:36We just
38:37nodded
38:37faintly.
38:39Jaysa
38:39people and
38:40Jaysa
38:40matters had
38:41marm been
38:41irrelevant to
38:42me.
38:43For some
38:44reason,
38:44Cain's
38:45footsteps
38:45suddenly stopped.
38:47Cain was
38:47blocking the
38:48way.
38:48On the
38:49day of the
38:49wedding ceremony,
38:50I got up
38:51before dawn to
38:52put on my
38:52makeup.
38:57He
38:58bent down,
38:59lifted me up
38:59from the
39:00bed in
39:00one swift
39:01motion,
39:02and strode
39:02out of the
39:03room.
39:03I quietly
39:04looked up at
39:05his profile.
39:06He and
39:07Cain were
39:08completely
39:08different.
39:09Cain was
39:10like a
39:10restless
39:10wildfire,
39:12always carrying
39:13a cynical
39:13roguishness,
39:14but Cain's
39:15features were
39:16cold and
39:16hard,
39:17his jawline
39:18taut,
39:18his nose
39:19bridge high
39:19and sharp
39:20as a knife
39:21cut.
39:21Some said
39:22his personality
39:23was too
39:24aloofed,
39:24that he
39:25didn't know
39:25how to
39:25love,
39:26but I
39:27had seen
39:28him rush
39:28into the
39:28basement
39:29like a
39:29madman
39:30for me.
39:31Looking
39:31now at
39:31his tightly
39:32pressed
39:32lips,
39:34a warmth
39:34surged in
39:35my heart.
39:36Walking
39:36the same
39:37path to
39:38the ceremony
39:38grounds,
39:39following
39:39behind Cain
39:40in my
39:41previous
39:41life,
39:42my heart
39:43was full
39:43of apprehension,
39:44afraid he
39:45would change
39:45his mind.
39:46This
39:47life,
39:47leaning in
39:48Cain's
39:48arms,
39:49there was
39:49only calm,
39:50like finding
39:51someone to
39:52rely on.
39:52For some
39:53reason,
39:54Cain's
39:54footstep
39:54suddenly
39:55stopped.
39:56Cain was
39:56blocking
39:57the way.
40:02Eve,
40:03come with
40:04me!
40:04No one
40:05had expected
40:05that Cain
40:06would dare
40:06to cause
40:07trouble.
40:07Cain put
40:08me down
40:08to go
40:09forward
40:09alone,
40:10but I
40:10held his
40:11wrist.
40:12From
40:13today on,
40:14we share
40:14everything
40:15together.
40:20Eve,
40:21come with
40:22me!
40:26Cain,
40:26I thought
40:27I'd
40:27made
40:27myself
40:28clear
40:28enough.
40:33If you
40:33have come
40:34to watch
40:34the ceremony,
40:35Cain,
40:35I welcome
40:35you.
40:36If you
40:37have come
40:37to cause
40:37trouble,
40:38don't blame
40:39us for
40:39taking action
40:40against you.
40:40Watch
40:41the ceremony?
40:45Have you
40:46forgotten?
40:48You
40:49clearly
40:49said you
40:50loved only
40:50me.
40:52That you
40:53would marry
40:53no one
40:54else in
40:55this life.
41:01And now
41:02you are
41:02willing to
41:03break that
41:04vow for
41:04someone else.
41:08Yeah!
41:13K almost
41:15instinctively
41:15pulled me
41:16behind him
41:17and confronted
41:17him directly.
41:20With a
41:21crack,
41:22the knife
41:22was already
41:23grasped in
41:23his hand.
41:25Are you
41:26crazy?
41:27How could
41:27you block
41:28it with
41:28your bare
41:28hand?
41:29Let's
41:30find a
41:30healer
41:30right away!
41:38Before
41:38you only
41:38worried about
41:39me,
41:39now you
41:40aren't
41:40here.
41:40Look at
41:40me.
41:44he is
41:45my
41:45husband.
41:46Who
41:46else
41:46would I
41:47worry
41:47about
41:47if
41:47not
41:47him?
41:59Kane,
41:59stop it!
42:00I'll
42:00go with
42:01you!
42:01I'll
42:01give
42:01up
42:02everything!
42:03No!
42:11God
42:12God is
42:12my
42:12witness!
42:13I
42:14truly
42:14know
42:14I
42:15was
42:15wrong!
42:16Please
42:16give me
42:17another
42:18chance!
42:18In this
42:19life I
42:19will
42:19denting be
42:20good to
42:20Ev and
42:21never
42:22he
42:22was
42:22make
42:22her
42:23suffer
42:23again!
42:35I
42:35know
42:36I
42:36ignored him.
42:36The
42:37healer who
42:37had
42:38arrived
42:38banded
42:38K's
42:39wound.
42:39Fortunately,
42:40the blade
42:41had only cut
42:41the skin
42:42and hadn't
42:42injured
42:42the bone
42:43or
42:43sinew.
42:50K used
42:51his
42:51uninjured
42:52hand
42:52to hold
42:52my
42:52hand,
42:53leading
42:53me
42:53towards
42:54the
42:54altar
42:54before
42:54the
42:54statue
42:55of
42:55God.
42:55Father
42:56stood
42:56on
42:56the
42:56high
42:56platform,
42:57holding
42:57the
42:57golden
42:58sepulet,
42:58his
42:58gaze
42:59kind
42:59yet
42:59solemn.
43:00Thousands
43:00of
43:00nobles
43:01and
43:01tribal
43:01envoys
43:02in the
43:02square
43:02stood
43:03in
43:03silent
43:03remorance.
43:04Everyone's
43:04eyes
43:05focused
43:05on
43:05us.
43:06Kasey
43:06stopped
43:07before
43:07the
43:07statue
43:07of
43:08God
43:08and
43:08turned
43:08to
43:08face
43:12plain
43:12the
43:12draged
43:12great
43:13sword
43:13set
43:13with
43:14the
43:14deep
43:14rend
43:14ruby
43:15across
43:15his
43:15palms
43:15and
43:16spoke
43:17in
43:17a
43:17low
43:17voice
43:17that
43:18clearly
43:18echoed
43:19through
43:19the
43:19entire
43:20venue.
43:22In the
43:22name
43:22of
43:22the
43:22black
43:23dragon
43:23I
43:24K
43:24Olden
43:25hereby
43:25swear
43:26from
43:27this
43:27day
43:27forward
43:29I
43:30will
43:30protect
43:31Eve
43:31Ebel
43:32with
43:33my
43:33life
43:33defend
43:34her
43:34dignity
43:34with
43:34my
43:35blood
43:35crown
43:35her
43:36glory
43:36with
43:36my
43:36crown
43:36whether
43:37in
43:37war
43:37or
43:37peace
43:38I
43:38will
43:38stand
43:38side
43:39by
43:39side
43:39with
43:39her
43:39as
43:39king
43:40I
43:40looked
43:41into
43:41his
43:41deep
43:41blue
43:41eyes
43:42and
43:42a
43:42long
43:42lost
43:43sense
43:43of
43:43peace
43:43rose
43:44in
43:44my
43:44heart
43:44I
43:45reached
43:45out
43:45interlocking
43:46my
43:46fingers
43:46with
43:46his
43:47and
43:47spoke
43:47in
43:47a
43:47firm
43:48and
43:48gentle
43:48voice
43:48I
43:49Eve
43:49princess
43:50of
43:50the
43:50evil
43:51kingdom
43:51hereby
43:52swear
43:52I
43:53choose
43:53Kazon
43:53Olden
43:54as
43:54my
43:54husband
43:54to
43:55jointly
43:55rule
43:56the
43:56Elmiss
43:56continent
43:57with
43:57him
43:58share
43:58in
43:59honor
43:59and
43:59disgrace
43:59never
44:00to
44:00part
44:01in
44:01life
44:01or
44:02death
44:12later
44:13I
44:13heard
44:13that
44:13after
44:14Kane
44:14returned
44:14to
44:14the
44:14Bren
44:15Realm
44:15tribe
44:15the
44:16Bren
44:16leader
44:16personally
44:17gave
44:17him
44:17a
44:17lengthy
44:18reprimal
44:18and
44:19finally
44:19ordered
44:19him
44:19to
44:20be
44:20confined
44:20to
44:20a
44:20sentry
44:21in
44:21post
44:21on
44:22the
44:22edge
44:22of
44:22the
44:22snow
44:22pine
44:23forest
44:23not
44:24allowed
44:24to
44:24set
44:24foot
44:25outside
44:25the
44:25Bren
44:25Realm
44:26tribe
44:26without
44:26orders
44:28night
44:28fell
44:29and
44:29KB
44:30walked
44:30in
44:31I
44:31curled
44:32up
44:32on
44:32the
44:32bed
44:33watching
44:34him
44:34fling
44:34the
44:35door
44:35shut
44:35behind
44:35him
44:37what
44:38you
44:38planning
44:38to
44:39stand
44:39there
44:39guarding
44:39the
44:40door
44:40all
44:40night
44:40after
44:40the
44:41ceremony
44:43I
44:44tapped
44:44the
44:44spot
44:44beside
44:45me
44:45get
44:46over
44:46here
44:50he
44:51didn't
44:51say
44:51a
44:51word
44:52just
44:52walked
44:52over
44:53pulled
44:53off
44:53his
44:53robe
44:54and
44:54let
44:54it
44:54drop
44:54his
44:55back
44:55was
44:56all
44:56muscle
44:56and
44:56scars
44:57some
44:57old
44:57some
44:58fresh
44:58warrior
44:59proof
45:00then he
45:01leaned down
45:01arms braced
45:02on either
45:03side of me
45:03breath hot
45:04with cedar
45:04liquor
45:05didn't someone
45:06just tell me
45:06to get in
45:06bed
45:07I looked up
45:08at that jaw
45:08sharp as
45:09ever
45:09and reached
45:10for his
45:11ear
45:11burning
45:12just like
45:13I thought
45:14out
45:14I grinned
45:16what
45:18scared
45:25he gave
45:26a low
45:26chuckle
45:27then bit
45:27the corner
45:28of my
45:28lip
45:28just
45:29enough
45:29to
45:29sting
45:30you're
45:31mine
45:31what
45:32would
45:32I
45:32be
45:32scared
45:32of
45:34now
45:35that
45:35you're
45:35with
45:35me
45:35can
45:36you
45:36really
45:36let
45:36it
45:37all
45:37go
45:37completely
45:40I looped my arms around his neck
45:47when his fingers undid the tie of my nightgown his movements paused
45:52let me ask you something
45:55what
45:58before
45:58you would have given up your life for Cain
46:02his thumb pressed against my collarbone
46:06now that you're with me
46:07can you really let it all go completely
46:10done with what
46:12I looped my arms around his neck
46:15I was blind before
46:17now I know exactly who's worth it
46:27he pulled back just long enough to yank the fabric over his head
46:30revealed the hard planes of his chest
46:33the pale scars that crossed his skin like forgotten battle maps
46:37I reached up and touched the largest one
46:39just above his heart
46:42you don't have to be gentle with me
46:44I whispered
46:45his eyes darkened
46:47I know
46:52I held on to him
46:53nails digging into his shoulders
46:55the stretch burned so good
46:57I screamed
47:00he laid me back against the pillows
47:02his body covering mine
47:04when he finally pushed inside me
47:06he buried his face in the cuck of my neck
47:09and groan low
47:10my princess
47:10are you afraid?
47:11no
47:12I'm not afraid
47:14you can do anything to me
47:17I held on to him
47:19nails digging into his shoulders
47:21the stretch burned so good
47:23I screamed
47:24walls clenching around his girth
47:27he stilled for a moment
47:28forward pressed to mine
47:30breathing rapid
47:32he started moving then
47:33slow at first
47:35savoring every inch
47:36as he dragged out
47:37and slammed back in
47:38the wet slap of skin on skin
47:40filling the room
47:41that's my good girl
47:44let me hear you
47:48each thrust
47:49hit deeper
47:50harder
47:51angling to brush
47:53that spot inside me
47:54that made stars
47:55explode behind my eyes
47:56harder
47:57please
47:58I can take it
48:00heels digging into his back
48:02as I met him
48:03thrust for thrust
48:04Casey
48:04I'm coming
48:07I'm yours
48:08only yours
48:09afterward
48:10we lay tangled
48:11in the sheets
48:12his breath
48:13hot against my
48:14colopone
48:15he propped himself up
48:17on one elbow
48:17and looked down at me
48:20Eve
48:21I love you
48:29when I showed up
48:31he raised a shaky arm
48:32three months later
48:33when the healer
48:33congratulated me on being pregnant
48:35KX had already been crowned king
48:37and I ruled the Elmiss Dunn mentioned
48:39together with him
48:39when he heard the news
48:41he was dazed for a long while
48:42before reaching out his hand
48:44touch it
48:45I whispered
48:46grabbing his hand
48:47to press it against me
48:48guiding his palm
48:49slowly downward
48:51Eve
48:52we're going to have a child
48:53I smiled and nodded gently
48:59after that
49:00news of Lena
49:01came from the eastern wastelands
49:03it was said
49:04that
49:05after being cast off
49:07by Cain that day
49:08she suddenly ran out
49:09of the evil kingdom
49:10as if insane
49:11and had never returned
49:16then one day
49:17a patrolling guard
49:18found her corpse
49:19probably her neck
49:20bitten off
49:21by a beast
49:21in the black forest
49:23coincidentally
49:23something happened
49:25to Cain that same day
49:26autumn rains hit hard
49:28landslide crushed
49:29the forest's edge
49:30he got pinned
49:31under the rubble
49:32by the time
49:33the guards reached him
49:34one leg
49:35was mangled
49:36twisted beyond saving
49:42when I showed up
49:43he raised a shaky arm
49:49Eve
49:51you came
49:57let me end this
49:59for good
50:03I knelt beside Cain
50:05blood was everywhere
50:07thick
50:08metallic
50:16do you remember
50:18in our last life
50:20in the last life
50:22you married me
50:23we swore
50:25to love each other forever
50:27you also said
50:28you wanted to plant
50:30moonflowers all over
50:31the courtyard
50:32later we even had a child
50:34I listened silently
50:35then suddenly laughed
50:37bitterly
50:39Cain
50:39after saying lies
50:40so many times
50:41do you even believe
50:42them yourself
50:44you know what
50:45I also came back
50:47his eyes suddenly widened
50:49his pupils contracting sharply
50:50as if struck by lightning
50:52you
50:52you too
50:53the things from the last life
50:55I remember all of them
50:59the truth is
51:00you locked me in the basement
51:02and I died with my child
51:03full of resentment
51:12let's go
51:12the rainstorm washed over
51:14the pile of rubble
51:15as if washing away
51:16a dirty past
51:17I leaned at Cain's chest
51:19listening his steady
51:20heartbeat
51:20and felt completely at peace
51:22in my sinily
51:24he refused to take a nap
51:25until I promised to take him
51:27to ride a real dragon
51:28next spring
51:31sunlight spilled over
51:32the royal garden
51:33of the able palace
51:34our son stumbled
51:36across the soft grass
51:37on his chubby little legs
51:39waving a small wooden
51:40dragon sword
51:41and chasing a silver butterfly
51:44I nestled against Cain
51:46on the stone bench
51:47we watched our son
51:49gentle smiles
51:50on our faces
51:51the warm afternoon light
51:53falling over us
51:54like a blessing
51:58I leaned my head
51:59on Cain's shoulder
52:00and murmured
52:01he has inherited
52:02your courage
52:04yesterday
52:05he insisted on
52:06training with the
52:06royal guards
52:08he refused to take
52:09a nap
52:09until I promised
52:10to take him
52:10to ride a real
52:11dragon next spring
52:13Cain let out
52:14a low laugh
52:15his voice vibrating
52:16in his chest
52:17he has also
52:18inherited your wisdom
52:20yesterday I saw him
52:21pick up every
52:22fallen star flower
52:23one by one
52:24and arrange them
52:24into a small
52:25dragon end
52:26by the shape
52:26of their petals
52:29Cain
52:31I have always
52:32been curious
52:32everyone says
52:34the southern dragon lord
52:35never forms alliances
52:36through marriage
52:39why did you form
52:40an alliance
52:41by marrying me
52:46father
52:46mother
52:47look
52:48I caught
52:49the butterfly
52:50he fell silent
52:52for a moment
52:52his deep blue eyes
52:54softened
52:55as they met mine
52:56and a rare
52:57gentle smile
52:58curved his lips
53:00because you once
53:02saved my life
53:04that year
53:05in the black forest
53:06I was ambushed
53:07by traitors
53:07from the vassal tribes
53:08my dragon
53:09was shot down
53:11badly wounded
53:12I lay bleeding
53:13beneath the ancient trees
53:14everyone feared
53:15my reputation
53:17some fled
53:17others kept
53:18their distance
53:19but you
53:20a twelve year old
53:21princess who had
53:21snuck out of the palace
53:22found me
53:23you tore your cloak
53:24to stop my bleeding
53:25and stayed until
53:26my men arrived
53:27it was the first time
53:28anyone had ever
53:28come near me
53:29without fear
53:29my eyes widened
53:31slightly
53:31I completely forgot
53:32about this
53:33but I have never
53:33forgotten
53:34back then
53:35I only thought of you
53:36as an extraordinarily
53:37brave girl
53:39but the moment
53:40I saw you
53:40at the tribal
53:41gathering
53:42I knew I was
53:43starting to fall
53:43for you
53:45your eyes
53:46were so beautiful
53:47yet your gaze
53:48was always fixed
53:48on Cain
53:49a few days
53:50before your
53:50coming of age
53:51ceremony
53:51my vassals
53:52sent to watch
53:52the movements
53:53of the Bren tribe
53:53reported strange
53:54things
53:54you no longer
53:55sought out Cain
53:56you seemed
53:57different
53:59distant
53:59as if you had
54:00finally seen him
54:01clearly
54:02that was when
54:03I allowed myself
54:04to hope
54:04I cupped his face
54:05in both hands
54:06and kissed him
54:06slowly
54:07tasting the familiar
54:08fresh scent of
54:08pine and warmth
54:09that had become
54:10my home
54:10when we pulled
54:11apart
54:11I pressed my
54:12forehead against
54:13his
54:13thank you for
54:14waiting for me
54:14I made the right
54:15choice in this life
54:16Eve
54:17you are the only
54:18choice I have
54:19ever needed
54:22just then
54:23our son came
54:24running over
54:24and crashed
54:25straight into us
54:26father
54:28mother
54:28look
54:29I caught
54:31the butterfly
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