***
The sun woke me up.
Of course, I was still sleepy, so I didn’t open my eyes.
“Hmm…”
The soft touch felt on my cheek and body made me feel cozy.
Obviously it shouldn’t be this cozy, I had to sleep on the ground, so why do I feel like I’m sleeping on a bed?
As soon as I thought of that, my eyes widened.
“Huh…?”
No matter how much I looked around, it was a place I had ever seen before.
There was no Chester next to me, and I was the only one in the room.
Also when did I change clothes?
I was wearing only one shirt, but now I was wearing a chemise.
Did I even wash my body unconsciously?
My body smelled good and there was no discomfort felt.
When I got out of bed and held the doorknob to get out, the door was opened.
“Chester?”
“Is your body okay?”
“ … Maybe? There is no pain.”
“I see. I’ll bring you food here.”
He left again. I was now alone in an unfamiliar room.
I carefully opened the window to see where this place was, and a gentle breeze blew through the open window.
The scenery outside was unfamiliar too.
“Where is it really?”
“If you’re curious, would you like to take a look after dinner?”
I heard Chester’s voice behind me.
“Eat breakfast first. When you’ve finished eating, I’m leaving.”
When I turned around, I saw plates set on the table.
How did he enter the room without a sound?
I sat down in the chair he pulled out and picked up the tableware.
I just put it inside my mouth as I chewed and swallowed it.
I have to hurry up so that Chester can take me out.
“I’m done.”
“Hmm… … Are you going to leave now?”
“Why? Is there any problem?”
“As your husband-to-be, I can’t allow this.”
“Pardon?”
“You shouldn’t wear pajamas.”
“Ah… … that’s right!”
I am wearing a pajama now! I forgot for a moment.
“Chester, who changed my clothes?”
Why is there no answer?
In addition, he avoided my gaze.
“…Chester?”
“Do you want to know?”
“By any chance…”
“We already did everything until the end before I was your husband anyway.”
He sighed as I stepped backwards while staring at him.
“I didn’t want to leave you in the hands of others, Yulia.”
“…Is that really all?”
“When you’re sleeping, I can’t just wake you up. I felt bad.”
“……”
“Yulia …please don’t look at me like that.”
As expected, Chester was the most dangerous person in many ways.
“I really only washed, changed and laid you down.”
“Please keep away from me for a while.”
“Yulia!”
“Get out, bring me some clothes for going out.”
“……”
“If you don’t bring it, I won’t even hold your hand.’’
“…Please wait! I will bring it to you soon.”
I learned how to threaten him.
Chester immediately left the room.
But even though this threat worked, I had no choice but to doubt.
That he doesn’t really love me, but loves my body, is it a pointless doubt?
No, I have to.
There was the sound of the door opening.
Chester was holding a bright light blue dress.
“Is this it?”
I took the dress he was holding and looked at it.
I thought that the dresses I usually wear already had very little exposure.
But this dress really didn’t allow the slightest bit of exposure.
First of all, if I want to go out, I have to change into this dress but Chester doesn’t seem to have any intention of going out.
“Chester.”
“Yes.”
“ …Why are you still here?”
“Then I’ll put it on… “
“Go away.”
“We’re a couple, and-”
“Go away now.”
“Yulia. I’ll put it on for you.”
“Stop talking nonsense and leave”
Is he going to play tricks?
The clothes looked simple to put on but the insides were quite tricky.
I sent him out the door. I slammed the door and locked it.
Even though I lived as a princess, I could wear it myself without the help of someone unless it was really complicated or difficult to wear.
This dress was also not difficult to wear, so I was able to put it on by myself.
As soon as I got dressed, I opened the door and left. Fortunately, Chester was waiting patiently by the door.
He was like a big puppy waiting for its owner right now.
“Now let’s go, huh… are you okay? Can you really go?”
“Of course! I’m always cooped up in the castle, isn’t it obvious that I would be excited?”
“I’m glad.”
“Hurry! I don’t know where this place is, so I’m not sure where to go.”
Chester burst into laughter and held my hand. Then, he pulled my hand and said,
“I will guide you.”
He really felt like a really sweet lover at times like this.
Oh right, Chester and I are already in a relationship right?
It’s been a long time since I’ve forgotten such an important thing.
I forgot for a second, I can’t believe I forgot this important thing.
I burst into laughter involuntarily at the warmth I could clearly feel while looking at our hand.
It really made me realize that Chester was my lover.
We came out holding hands, and there was already a carriage right in front of me.
I was escorted by Chester to the carriage.
“Yulia. Shall we go to a crowded place? Or shall we go to a place where there are no people?”
“Uh… well, it doesn’t really matter. But if I had to choose, I want to go to a place with a lot of people this time.”
“Is that so?”
Chester smiled slightly with his eyes. It was like a noble wolf smiling drowsily.
As expected, a handsome face was dangerous to the heart.
My heart. Which nearly lost its reason, was beating wildly.
“Is it more fun to travel alone?”
“At least there was no accident. And I did go alone, but I also took a lot of escorts!”
“Yes, you have to take a lot.”
“But, since my dad knew I went on a trip with Chester this time, he didn’t give me as much escort.”
Only one Chester would equal to many of the escorts.
However, that means one Chester was more dangerous than 100 escorts.
Protecting me is the top priority.
Chester may protect me from external risks, but there was also an internal risk.
“When I’m alone, escorts get in the way.”
“Is it that bad?”
“That’s why I brought only the minimum. The minimum dropped when you’re here.”
Perhaps the strongest person in this world is Chester, not the male lead?
When the carriage stopped, he got off first and reached out to me.
If it were in the past, I would have gotten off by myself saying I didn’t need it, but now I got out of the carriage holding his outstretched hand.
The surroundings were noisier than expected.
Since I’m mostly in a quiet place, I thought I would feel energized by the loud noise, but suddenly my head hurts.
“Yulia?”
My head felt like it was going to break.
It was difficult to breathe.
Why? Why did my head hurt so much all of a sudden?
And why can’t I even breathe properly?
Chester urgently hugged me, who was in pain.
Maybe he was going to call a doctor, but the doctor didn’t come with us.
I grabbed the hem of his robe.
A cold sweat was flowing on my forehead.
“Chester… it hurts like my head is going to break.”
“We’re going to the doctor soon. So wait a little…”
His voice was no longer heard.
Darkness overcame me again.
***
Strangely, I couldn’t sleep today.
Am I seriously ill that he would not even come to visit for a day or two?
I thought I would get better if I got some wind, so I put on my coat and went out to the terrace.
A cool breeze blew past me.
“It’s snowing.”
When I stretched out my hand to check it, it was raining mixed with snow.
If I breathe outside for a long time, I may catch a cold.
As soon as I turned back, I instantly felt strange.
The imperial castle, which should have been quiet, was strangely noisy.
There was a scream from somewhere and a strange fishy smell.
The lights were also swaying. My hand instantly trembled.
At that moment, the door swung open and my nanny hurriedly called out to me, breathing heavily.
“Princess! You must run away.”
“Nanny?”
“There is no time to relax here! You don’t have time to change clothes, so just put on a cape here. And run away no matter what!”
The nanny put a cape on me, she grabbed my wrist and took me somewhere.
When I arrived, my brother was there.
“Brother? What about dad?”
“Yulia.”
My brother hugged me with a firm face.
“Father told us to stay here.”
“What’s happening now?”
“It’s a coup.”
My heart nearly stopped.
“Who…?”
“It’s caused by Duke Siegbert. I prepared a horse outside the castle. You can immediately see it.”
“Brother, why are you saying that?”
“If possible, I want to run away with you, but I don’t know what’s going to happen with people.”
“Brother!”
“Don’t stop no matter what and just leave.”
My brother’s face was so serious that I couldn’t say anything.
“You have to hurry as our father will buy you time.”
I held my brother’s hand tightly and ran together in the darkness.
“Yulia, you just need to live. If father, me and the people are all dead, don’t dream of revenge and live.”
“Brother…”
“Don’t die, live, that’s… father’s will.”
He forced his legs to move as if he was about to die soon.
I quickly ran.
I didn’t want to survive alone, I wanted to live with my brother.
If only I get out of the Imperial Palace safely, my brother and I will be able to survive.
So I ran while holding my brother’s hand tightly.
But that hope was soon shattered.
I heard the loud sound of footsteps and shouts.
That alongside the sound of blades clasing.
A mixture of groans and screams of those who were trampled to death pierced my ears.
And in the midst of it, I could see a man.
His hair was pitch black.
Bloody eyes gleaming despite the darkness.
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A frighteningly handsome face.
The face I wanted to see every day was not as pleasant today.