2 years after covering her face, she was just stuck inside her room.To avoid everyone being enchanted she didn't participate in tea parties or any celebration.To avoid any accidents she would also wear the mask at all times unless it's time to bathe by herself or it's time for everyone to sleep.
Elias would visit her almost every night making her like someone who's bedridden and every time they do it, Kyra feels a different kind of exhaustion.
It was as if a part of her was being stolen.
As days passed by Kyra would slowly go weak.Even her bright personality would slowly deteriorate— just like an abandoned flower, slowly withering away.
What broke this cycle was accidental eavesdropping.
Kyra who still lived in a small world still wanted to do her best on her fiance's birthday.She thought that doing so would open a different kind of path for their relationship.After suffering, She still wasn't aware of what everything had become.She still lived in a small world after all.
Maybe he would stop...maybe he'd be satisfied with just her pure love for him?She thought so naively while picking the flowers across the garden in which she resided
She arranged the flowers beautifully at that time.Kyra wanted this present for him to be perfect, she wanted the flowers to represent her love.
At midnight, she woke up.Wanting to be the first one to give a present to Elias.She tried to sit up but then she noticed that Elias wasn't sleeping beside her.
Although her whole body was aching she tried to stand up.She grabbed the flowers in a vase she hid inside her closet and went out to find Elias.
The first place she went to was to his own room.Kyra doesn't know for what reason but he might've gone back.She checked but he wasn't there.Maybe in his office?
After turning a corner, She can see that there are lights slipping out of the door's crack.Maybe he's still working?She thought.
With just a single step, just almost near the door, Kyra could hear familiar voices.
"Just a little bit more, your highness!All of her powers would inevitably be yours."
"Just when, Duke?I can't fathom that look on hers!"
"Calm down, Elias.The Seraphina Empire is now weak, focus on what you can do for now.There is no rush."
It is Elias.With the emperor and her uncle?What are they talking about?
"You should've just killed her together with her father!Why let her live?!"
"Elias."
"Your highness, There isn't any other way to pass the powers, I must admit that this servant is incompetent."
"Damn, right!F/ckng incompetent!-"
"Elias!"
"Father!I waited for years and now I have to endure being with that b/tch!? I'm the crown prince and I'm being bound with that kind of woman?!"
"Elias, How many times should I tell you that the Aleander Family has a long history the same as that of this Empire.We almost got caught for killing the former duke, remember?If we aren't careful this time, even with the current duke being on our side, we might get caught."
Gripped.
Kyra gripped the flowers as tight as her breath stricken.Kyra remained still all this time cause she thought she had no reason to be upset.What everyone knows is that her father died gracefully protecting the emperor on their way back to the empire after visiting the Seraphina empire.The Seraphina empire was blamed all this time, Even Kyra hated them at some point.
Her father died protecting the emperor, as most of her ancestors did.Just like what the Emperor said the Aleander empire has a long history because it's the only family that supported the current founding emperor, Demetrius.
Kyra was depressed at the time of his passing but it didn't last long thinking that his father might've died with meaning...that he died doing what he was passionate about.
But now...he died because he got killed by someone he was protecting.
Kyra who was frozen because of all the realization had a change of aura.She felt like her energy had come back.
She quietly escaped and went back to her own bed, her heart still beating.Kyra closed her eyes tightly.She was scared.
What should she do now?by the sound of it, Elias was stealing her powers every time they had an intercourse.
Kyra calmed herself down.If even her fiance and uncle betrayed her, then she has no one that she can trust here.
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Although hard, Kyra started learning more about her powers in secret.Even if she's trembling, she tried really hard to act as usual.As if she hasn't found out everything.
Fast forward, she gathered great strength however the price to pay was heavy.The power that was stolen from her took a toll when she started strengthening it but she didn't care.All she wanted was to have her revenge.
They killed her father.
Her loving father.The only one she could trust.They killed him.
It was only now that she could feel 'grief'.
Every time she spews blood while practicing she only thought of her father.When she was just enjoying herself, her father was alone.He coldly died without any justice.
It was only now she grew up.She can finally see now.
How every noble lady she considered as friends were snakes waiting to stick their fangs on her, How those ladies didn't even bother visiting her when she was stuck inside that room.
How every maid inside of this palace was just friendly because they had to keep her inside, they had to watch her.
How her Uncle coveted her father's seat.How greedy he was to also collude to his death.
Lastly, Elias.She finally realized that those eyes that always looked at her whenever they were at a party or a ball... weren't affectionate.It was full of hate and envy.
She figured that his words were all lies.His every action had a bad motive.
It makes her sick to her stomach.How can she be surrounded with all these rotten people?How come there is no one on her side?
She also realized that... no one really loved her.
For everyone, she was a duke's daughter and the future crown princess.She was someone beneficial enough to endure faking their complement on her dress or the way she talks.
At some point, she just went crazy thinking of how fake her life had been.
She just wanted to destroy everyone in this empire.Kyra hated them all.
However, maybe, even the gods and goddesses hated her too.
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"Princess Kyra Aleander!You are arrested for selling confidential information to another empire!"
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