Cavalrie Kingdom is one of the powerful kingdom in Amethyst Empire. His Majesty, King Adelio and Queen Flora was people who have strong power in the empire. They has three princesses. The crown prince Frederick, the second prince Erick and the last one is prince Rezef. They had their own popularity, but for Erick, he only has a bad news aroud him because he is strange.
But, oh. Chloe love something strange. Because they will be a strange couple.
However, now she is alone. Only his remains of memory is here.
Six month after Erick's death, she can't life properly, the loneliness she felt grow stronger day after day. News spreading fast, and her condition already known by all the people of the empire.
But, everything change at one event.
Lady Sarah is known by her reputation as Duke Cain's daughter. When she turn to eighteen, she invite Lady Swans to her debutante ball. She think the Lady will throw her invitation card, but surprisingly she accept it.
And now, she mesmerized by her beauty. Pale skin with reddish hair with golden hairpin and dark blue dress—combined with white crystals. Her expression is full with sadness. Alluring yet fragile woman.
'Uh, Lady Swans always look stunning even though her condition isn't good,' In quiet mind, Lady Sarah's thought flowing like a river.
Unlike Lady Sarah's thought, Chloe only want to go to the mansion and take care of her work. If this isn't for Dame Aine, Chloe wouldn't have come.
Nowadays, she began to investigate her parent's death. After she know about some truth about her existence, she can't being ignorance about this matter—this is a serious matter.
She swear that she will take revenge and lifted this damned curse from her body.
Chloe's thought is going everywhere when someone approach her with a glass of red wine.
"Greeting Lady Swans. Always with stunning appearance. You should consider the main character in this event, you shine too much."
A man with a red hair greet her with a smile. With that unusual appearance, everyone will recognize him as son of duke Zerith Lorren and duchess Joachin York. They had so many rumors around them. Some people said that they only marry each other because their parent's bussiness and it was forced. They are very wealthy even all people start begin to questioning where that come from.
Well none of them is Chloe's bussiness.
"Greeting Sir Lorren, you look stunning too, and thankyou for the excessive praise."
Edith Lorren smiling. "No problem," said the man. "Are you coming alone, Lady? How about your partner?"
Sound strange. What is a partner? "I don't have one."
"Well, that's too bad. How can shining diamond like you doesn't have someone beside you?"
Is that sarcasm? "I just doesn't have the mood to bring partner here. How about you, sir Lorren?"
"I'm with Lady Besmond, but she is nowhere to be seen. So, i come here to talk with you."
Chloe only plastered her face with a smile. But her mind already go crazy and cursing this infuriating man. "I'm afraid i can't. Maybe you can talk with another person."
"Well that's too bad." Edith laugh. He take a sip of his wine. "How about a dance? If you don't want to talk with me."
"I'm sorry, i refuse."
"Ahh, Lady. You are so mean."
She trying hard to control her expression. Even though this man is overly friendly with her, he is still the son of a powerful family. She doesn't want her name spread with a bad news because of rudeness.
"Pardon me, i think i should leave for a moment to catch some fresh air before the main event start."
A sense of sadness going through Edith face, but soon a small smile growing on his face. "If Lady insist, then you may go."
She bow a little and said thankyou to Edith. After that she walk past the crowd. She meet Aine Grace who stood outside the hall where the event is being held.
"My Lady, where are you going?" She ask as soon she saw her lady.
"I'm going to catch some fresh air, so rest assured, Dame Grace."
She looked worried for a second but doesn't go to stop her. "If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me, okay?"
"Sure, don't worry."
She began to walk further from Dame Aine. Her mind start to wandering when she walk. Actually when she come here, she doesn't feel safe at all. In the past six month, she still feeling clueless to everything. She feel like a fool who can't even discover a little thing.
One thing she know is her father's death is very suspicious. Her father was found dead inside his carriage when he was in the journey to met someone who carved his diamond to jewelry. He died so mysteriously with pale and cold body, theres no evidence that he was poisoned or attacked, so everyone was assumed that he died because heart attack.
But her father was a healthy man. He even do check-ups every single day and has his own doctor, so how can? Did the doctor by any chance, misjudged his body's condition?
And they say, there was a tiny black bruise on his ankle who seems very odd. She assumed that was a magic who did that. Maybe many people doesn't believe with magic, but after she know, she is not human, magic isn't impossible.
She learning that little by little.
After walking, she realized that she is in the garden. The smell of flower barged inside her nose. She sneezed because of that.
"Crap, i really goes further from the Hall." Chloe laugh nervously at herself. "Maybe i will stay still for a moment then go back for the main event."
She close her eyes—feeling the fresh sensation. Actually being here is kinda creepy, but she enjoy it. All the feeling when she can breath properly.
Then she heard a rustle. Her eyes widen in horror.
A spy? An enemy?!
After that something—no someone is fall down in front of her. Literally fall.
"Who the fuck are—mmph?!"
Before she could say the rest of her sentence, a palm stopping her actions. Then, she meet with a dark haired man with red eyes and a robe. He smile at her, yet his gaze are cold.
"Scream, then your tongue is gone."
She nods. She doesn't want to die or having one of her organs gone. Finally she can breath when the man lifted his palm from her mouth.
When she catch her breath, the man observing her with a serious look. And after that he broke a smile.
"Not a human, eh?"
Chloe freeze at that moment.
Only one sentence. One sentence. Full of curiosity, already send Chloe to death []