King Emilio was in his study when someone came in a hurry to tell him the news he had dreaded the most.
"Your Majesty, an intruder has entered and taken Duchess Alison away!"
Ignoring everything else, King Emilio immediately ran to return to his royal palace right then and there. Emilio thought Ariana would be safe in her castle since she assigned almost half the royal knights to guard just that place. Ariana has also been very well-behaved lately. The girl even allowed Emilio to spend the night in her room and then smiled a little on various occasions. Emilio thought they could get back to where he wanted to be. The happiness he longed for was right in front of his eyes when Ariana started to open her heart again.
