Chapter 9: This is… a ring?
A black wooden bed, large enough for four or five people to lie side by side, stood against the wall. The matching wardrobe, desk, and daybed were so simple they…
A black wooden bed, large enough for four or five people to lie side by side, stood against the wall. The matching wardrobe, desk, and daybed were so simple they…
‘Acting really is exhausting,’ she told herself. Earlier in the restaurant with Ilya, she had stayed on edge every second. She couldn’t be too cold, as that would look like…
But who was this person? Why did she keep mentioning them? And why did Ilya’s voice carry a faint touch of nostalgia and sadness when she spoke of them? What…
The maid stopped in front of a dark, carved wooden door. Without a sound, she bowed and pushed it open. A warm, layered fragrance immediately wrapped around Flora. It was…
She thought of her sister. Eileen’s eyes were always watery, and she had that clumsy way of tripping into her arms while running. She even had the little habit of…
Flora’s heart skipped a beat. “You!” Before she could finish, Ilya reached out and lifted her from the bedpost gently yet firmly, helping her sit upright. The movement wasn’t rough,…
Until Ilya gently withdrew her aura, the pressure receded like a tide. The first time was a “warning.” This time, it was “punishment.” She was so frightened that her entire…
Owen woke from a damp, heavy darkness. No, it seemed she should be called Flora now. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, as if they had been lightly touched. She first heard…
The night was like a piece of silk sliced open by a blade. Deep within the torn opening, a dark red light shimmered. The bushes were pressed low. Owen knelt…
Owen only wanted to gather a rare medicinal herb from the demon race’s heartland to save his critically ill sister. Instead, he ran into the Demon Queen halfway through. He…