Chapter 23: Red Veil
When Juniper left with her annoyed expression because of Kreios's bold flirtation, I quickly pulled away from him after the door closed.
I looked in front of him, now the king was standing in front of his table, lazily leaning on it with his crossed legs and arms across his stomach. One of his brows arched, amused at how I distanced myself.
"Aren't we in our honeymoon stage, My Queen?"
Hindi ko na pinansin ang pang-aasar niya at mas sinalubong ko ang kanyang mga mata.
"I'll call Milton and ask the list of the nobles. I might invite the other empires to make this more realistic. After we prepare all the invitations, I'll come back here for your royal seal. We should make it appear that the invitations were prepared by your servants, and you didn't ask for my approval."
Kreios nodded.
Tumalikod na ako at nagsimula na akong maglakad patungo sa pinto, ramdam ko na nakasunod lang ang mga mata sa akin ni Kreios habang hindi umaalis sa kanyang pagkakatayo.
"Are you prepared that you're going to witness another woman walking down the aisle while—" tumigil ako sa paglalakad habang ang kamay ko ay naroon na sa pinto.
Lumingon ako sa kanya.
"Maybe if I find you kissing another girl. I will not waste my time to get jealous— I will kill you."
He grinned. "Damn it, I am scared."
"You should be."
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As someone who was used to paperwork in Parsua Sartorias, it was easy to get the list of the names of the nobles, the royalties, officials, the vampire court, important names in the military, and other creatures in this empire.
Nang masigurado kong walang nakaligtas na pangalan na maaaring magiging saksi ng kasal na pinaghahandaan namin ay dinala na ako ni Milton sa lugar kung saan idadaos ang pangmalakihang pagdiriwang na iyon.
As a princess in Parsua Sartorias, I had been used to preparations of different banquets. Sa tulong ni Milton ay hindi na naging mahirap sa akin ang paghahanda sa isang malaking bulwagan. Ramdam ko na kahit si Milton ay tila napapatitig sa akin. Maybe just like Kreios he was expecting that I'd be more uncooperative, after all, I am the queen of this empire, and a consort is a threat.
"You can ask me questions, Milton."
Kasalukuyan na akong nakatindig sa gitna ng malaking bulwagan habang abala na ang mga tagasunod sa paglalagay ng iba't ibang dekorasyon. May hawak akong papel ngunit ang mga mata ko'y naroon sa trono na higit na mas mababa sa trono ni Kreios. Unlike Parsua Sartorias with the throne of the king and queen beside each other, in Mudelior it was different. It has been hundreds of generations in Mudelior with only one ruler— and it became a tradition. Kaya hindi na ako nagugulat na kung pormal na akong ihaharap bilang reyna ay naroon ako sa mas mababang trono.
And with the way how I entered this empire? Maybe this empire would be thankful that I didn't have enough power just like their king.
Kung hindi ako nagkakamali ay hindi lang ito nagsimula kay Haring Sullivan. I even heard that the throne had been cursed and no king or queen had ever sat on the throne again with a mate beside him/her.
King Sullivan was a known tyrant king during his time when he was the king of Mudelior, I never heard him taking a queen or a consort. Claret dethroned him with a convincing theatrical act while Kreios did the same to her. It happened a very long time ago, and I am glad that Sartorias and Mudelior could treat each other a little bit more friendly now.
