𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗠𝗘 | 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘨

⎡𝟯𝟳⎦

⎡𝗝𝗜𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗚⎦

I slam open the door of the throne room and run inside.

Jisung: Father!

I scream when I see the leader with his hand wrapped around my father's neck, choking him.

Jisung: Let go of him!

Leader: Oh, you're here. Perfect. Now you can watch this bastard die with your own eyes.

Father: E-Eunjae- don't do this-

Leader: Why? Huh? Tell me why the fuck I shouldn't kill you right here!

He harshly lets go of my father, making him fall to the ground and breath heavily to catch his breath.

Father: I truly loved y-your sister, but a human and demon can't be t-together.

Leader: Why? Why can't they be together? If you really loved her, you would've accepted her!

Father: Do you really think this is all my fault! Do you even know how I found out she was a demon?

Leader: How?

Father: She tried to bite me! If she loved me, would she have done that?

My jaw drops in shock, as well as everyone else's in the room.

Leader: What? No way, my sister had the best self-control.

Father: Clearly, it wasn't enough. The only reason I left her was that I knew if I made her the queen, my people would rebel against her. I couldn't bear the thought of people hating her. Do you think I didn't feel bad about it? I was heartbroken for years.

Leader: Stop lying...

Father: If I didn't love her, why did I take Jisung and raise him, even after knowing he's a half demon? It's because he was the only thing left of her.

Everyone in the room looks towards me when they hear father's words.

Fuck, now they all know I'm not fully human.

Leader: Then why did you get married to that guy? If you loved my sister, you wouldn't have.

Father: You don't know how a royal family works. The king has to have a partner, whether they like it or not. My marriage with that guy was just a marriage of convenience, nothing more.

Leader: I see...

Father: Eunjae, if you really want to, you can kill me. But spare Jisung, at least for your sister.

The leader looks at me, but instead of seeing a wave of burning anger in his eyes, I can see... guilt?

Leader: I- fine. I won't do anything to you both, or anyone. But from now on, if a human and demon want to be together, you must not go against it. Or I swear I will come back and take your life right that instant.

Father: Why? I don't think any other human has fallen for a demon.

Leader: No, I'm sure there are a few. Take your son for example.

My eyes widen when he mentions me, and my father turns his head and looks at me.

Father: Jisung? What do you mean? He doesn't like a demon.

Leader: Are you sure about that?

I gulp, knowing that eventually, I'll have to say something.

Father: Jisung... is that true? Do you like a demon?