I got reincarnated in a bl novel as a villainess who gets killed by her fiance the male lead. Ha right! as if I will let that happen. I will live this life to the fullest!. All I need to do is to ask for an annulment right? Then the trash male lead...
Today I have to go to the temple. Our empire worships the goddess of Ishtar(goddess of rain). Once every 10 years the heirs of the four dukedoms gather in the temple to pay their respects. There is also this ritual that proves whether we are worthy or not to lead the dukedom in the future. In short, our divine powers are measured. Today is the day that will decide whether we will become the real heirs or not. I dont need to worry much cause in my previous life all of the heirs passed the ritual without trouble. Alexander will also be here.
Darlene helped me choose a white outfit for the temple. It was a plain and simple dress that reached the ground. Near the torso the fabric was crossing each other. The temple has made it compulsory that all visitors must wear white outfits. The temple is obsessed with white because it represents purity.
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(This the kinds dress you wearing.)
I made my way to the temple. I will try to convince him of the annulment today as well. I can't avoid him unless he agrees to the annulment.
It's quite crowded here. A lot of nobles want to see the ceremony of the heirs to the 4 dukedoms. I go ahead and make my way to the seat near the statue of Ishtar. In front of me were the nobles sitting and eagerly waiting for the ceremony. It felt like I was some sort of show. Its still the same as my past life. I looked towards my right.
Rihanna( I warned you I am bad a t giving names T T) the heiress to one of the dukedoms was sitting at quite a distance away from me. She wore the same dress as me. She was basically sitting beside the statue. On the other side of the statue there were two seats placed for Alexander and Rupert. It was basically a mirror image. Me and Rihanna were sitting on the right side of the statue meanwhile Rupert and Alexander were supposed to sit on the left side.
We were waiting for Rupert and Alexander. It is strange they were in time in my past life. Rupert was a VERY close childhood friend of Alexander. Rupert was basically the only person whom Alexander trusted. That is until that subordinate came in. Rupert was thrown away basically like me. I remember sympathising with him.
It was very silent. There seemed to be no movement around everything was motionless. It's considered very rude to talk about things not related to the church during a ritual. The nobles will be mocked if they do so.
*BAM
The door slammed open. Rupert came rushing in while adjusting his cufflinks with Alexander gracefully taking big strides right behind him. Both of them wearing the same white suits. The crowd turned their heads around following the movement of the two gentlemen as they made their way towards the seats. Alexander took his seat and gently slid his hand through his hair since his hair was a bit messed up. His hair was swept onto one side. He gave off a more serious vibe than usual today. Rupert was huffing heavily probably because he ran down the aisle while glaring at Alexander. What is wrong? did they have a fight or something?.
*Ahem! I turned towards the high priest direction. Now that the attention has finally drifted towards him he continued the ritual. After about half an hour it was time for the final step. There were 4 big bowls on stands arranged next to each other. All four us went and stood in front of our designated bowls. The high priest came forward and handed each of us a holy dagger.
