Since her undergo herself weird moment as like wake up as a girl and living in the fiction world, it takes one week for her to figure what happens around her.
"So... Tammy. I also not just been not a chosen one but also been left by my father" as she speak to the maid with brown hair, Tammy that busy herself tidy the bed of her mistress.
"Lady not been abandoned by Duke but Lady was been giving your own space since Lady mother passed away". Reply to Tammy as she looks Halea was holding the teacup and still dressing light purple nightgown.
"It's call abandoned Tammy. The child's protection can take this case and put the Duke in jail". as she sighs of bore looking at Tammy still doing the task.
"Childs protection?" ask Tammy with a questions expression.
"It's nothing Tammy, just my imagination. tammy can you send me another tea?" ask Halea.
"Yes my Lady". answer Tammy. Tammy takes the empty cup from her mistress and walks away from the bedroom.
Halea that still sitting on the sofa and continue to sigh as her life was.
Living as a girl that has her life upside down was never her list to do. She still figures her life as Halea Hale who lives are compare to Irene Hale that have blessed by god and royalty blood. What a lucky girl. The novel 'Protect by Moon never tells much about Halea Hale. Halea Hale was a black lamb in the novel, her life is destiny to be sacrificed for her family was never her choice but the order by empire itself.
Poor Halea. The only one who recognizes her is her mother, Amara Hale. Amara was the daughter of Baron Ramon Qasy who was a merchant that has business in the middle eastern. Amara was sent to Malok to learn the noble culture in Malok.
Amara was Duke's first love as her tan skin shows her as exotic beauty that has never been found in Malok. To capture Amara's heart was a mission to his life. Amara that falls in love with the effort of Duke to capture her heart accepts Duke as her pair. They were happy as husband and wife as Duke and Duchess and as a lover. Until the order, empire ruins the happiness of this family. Amara who feels betrayed by Duke Hale lives like a cold person. Amara's life was bright again when Halea was born. Halea was like the light to her darkness but once again the fate twist again when her child has to live herself not be recognize and abandoned until her death.
Halea, the light of Amara's life become gloomy when Amara was dead because of a mystery illness. The Duke orders Halea to live in another mansion away from the Duke family. Away from her mother's grave.
"From god to family and become black lamb for the kingdom. What arrangements that bastard arranges for me".
Halea take a quill and piece of paper on the desk and began to sketch what was inside her mind.
'Going home is not an alternative to me since I am already dead in my past life and I don't know how to go home either. The only solution was to stay living this miserable life. To get that happen, I need to collect all my memory from that book '.
As she continues writing all the memory she can remember.
Tammy comes into the mistress room with carries the tray to the desk to serve her mistress. She put the cup of tea in front of Halea.
"Here your tea my Lady," says, Tammy. Tammy continues to put the plate of dessert in front of her mistress. Halea looks up at Tammy.
"Tammy ...can you arrange the carriage this noon," ask Halea.
"Sure mistress but where we going to".
"We going to the Temple". Halea reply.
"The Temple? "
A cynical smile shows on Halea face as she takes the cup of tea that has been servicing and sips it.
"Today is Sunday Tammy". She put the cup down.
"We going to visit the god house and after all, it's been a while I visit Temple since that day." and Tammy who understands Halea order nod her head and begins her task.
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Malok was a kingdom who faithful to their god, Theia the goddess of Light. Theia was a goddess who bring light to Malok to protect Malok from Darkness which is the god of darkness, Erebus. Five days the battle of Theia and Erebus happen on earth which makes most of the people lost their life and living. King of God who hears about the fight that happens between two gods has to isolate both gods to the two kingdoms as punishment of God. Theia will be the land of Malok and Erebus as the land of Loutan.
"It's so weird when you see the kingdom that takes care of by the god of light herself have slum and poor people around". mumbled Halea that sit casually in the carriage.
"It's because of the tax that been charge lately, my lady". reply Tammy that sit facing her mistress.
"Tax?" ask Halea.
"Since the new emperor has taken over the throne, the tax charge also a few law has been changé". answer Tammy.
" I see. Is there any news about a war that will happen?"
ask Halea again.
"No my lady".
'So it's not happened yet.
The carriage suddenly stops. "My lady we have to arrive".
The carriage door was open by the guard. One of the guards presents his hand to help Halea and Tammy to get off from carriage.
"Thank you". uttered Halea.
"Your welcome, my lady" the guarded reply with shocking and nervous.
Halea and Tammy walk through the gate of the temple. People who visit the temple was shocking to see Halea and can't stop staring at her.
"Tammy is my face strange today?" ask Halea.
"No My lady. My lady is always beautiful that even all the noble feel jealous" Reply Tammy.
Halea starring at Tammy with a weird expression after hearing Tammy reply.
"I guess no one ever sees a beautiful lady go to the temple". Reply Halea with a smile arrogantly.
"Well maybe because it's been a while my lady show yourself out because you never go out from mansion before, my lady".
Hearing the answer from Tammy was the truth hurt since old Halea never go out because to her that mansion is her world that can never hurt her again. Halea face turn glazed as she remember her old memory.
Inside the temple, The statue of Theia was standing as she holding the mace with crystal that represents the light. Halea walking to the statute mesmerizing the art of Theia.
"Beautiful right". The voice of the man comes from behind surprise Halea. Halea look behind her and saw a gentleman a gray hair that slick back style with deep blue eyes and a faded smile that decorate the stoic face.
"Excuse me is Hello is was not exist ". asked Halea with a cynical tone while positioning her hand fan at her chin.
"Oh, forgive me my lady. It's just seeing a beautiful lady that mesmerizing the beauty of the goddess. I have to say it's my first time". his reply.
Halea looks at him suspicious expression.
"Praise me will not bring. any benefits to you sir and it will simply call as a rude attitude to me sir". as she presses the word sir to the gentleman at the front her.
The gentleman surprise the attitude that has been giving to him since this is the first time he was treated like a suspicious person.
"Then will you forgive me, my lady. For the first time someone scolded me for my mistake to the beautiful lady". Reply to that gentleman with seduce smile. He presents his right hand and Halea that understands lays her hand to the present hand. The gentleman smiles again and kisses the back of her hand.
"Let's us start our introduce again. I'm Erix Perseus, the second prince Lotos". Behind of hand fan, Halea was a smirk that carved at Halea's lips.
'Jackpot'.