"Be careful what you wish for because you might just fall hard on them..."
Stuck in a cursed reverse harem novel, I find myself tasked with helping the second lead male characters let go of their first love and find them new ones in order for me to...
I never thought that the new king of Asnador had everything all planned from the very beginning at ang hinihintay na lamang pala niya ay ang mapapagayag ako na magpakasal sa kanya. Everything had been all been set for the wedding, and surprisingly, they even have my wedding gown customed ready. Before I knew it, I was already facing the wedding aisle.
Ni hindi ko man lang nasigurado kung ligtas nga ba si Duke Lorkan, narito na nga ako sa harapan ng altar habang pinagmamasdan ng lahat na nakatitig sa akin, hinahantay ang paghakbang ko papalapit kay King Froy mula sa kabilang dulo ng altar.
May kung anong mabigat sa dibdib ko ang hindi ko mawaglit habang papalapit ako ng papalapit. Deep within me, I know that I am not okay with this wedding. I know for myself that this was not something I would normally want.
Yet, what else could I do? I was at a dire situation where, as King Froy said, the only choice I could make was to marry him so that I could save Duke Lorkan.
Ngunit talaga bang tama ang desisyon na gagawin ko? I was betrothed to the duke of Kahoma, and yet here I was betraying him for the reason of wanting to save him?
Each step felt like I was walking on the moon. Everything seemed to have slowed down, or was it because I was imagining it to be. Hindi pa man din ako nakakarating sa kalagitnaan ng alter ay napabugtong hininga ako ng malalim na animo'y pinagdadasal ko na sana may kung anong milagro ang maganap at hindi matuloy ang kasal na ito.
Subalit alam kong ang mga pangyayaring ganito'y kadalasang nagaganap lamang sa mga pelikula. Kaya kahit pa napasok ako sa fictional world na ito, mukhang suntok sa buwan na maganap ang hiling ko.
Ngunit sa muling paghakbang ko'y parang lalamunin ko pa ata ang sinabi ko dahil sa biglaang pagbukas ng naglalakihang mga pintuan ng simbahan.
Agad akong napahinto ng tuluyan upang lingunin kung sino ang nagbukas ng pintuan at nakita ko sa may pintuan na nakatayo at hingal na hingal si Gregory.
"Just what do you think you're doing, lady Giezelle?" Galit na galit na pagbati sa akin ni Gregory.
I was so speechless not because of what he told me that slapped me back to reality, but because behind him stood Lord Razle and Mattheo.
"Are you being forced to marry the king, Lady Giezelle?" tanong din sa akin ni Lord Razle.
Hindi ko masabi ang katotohanan sa kanila dahil nakataya pa rin ang pagtulong sa akin ni King Froy dito. "No,"
Subalit agad naman na sumabat si Mattheo, "I doubt that you're telling the truth. You couldn't even look us in the eye, Lady Giezelle." saad niya.
Mabilis naman ako hinatak ni Gregory sabay sabi niyang, "Let's go. You're coming with us. We need to head back to Kahoma."
Ngunit mabalis ko rin hinigit ang braso ko paalis sa pagkakahawak ni Gregory. "I can't, Gregory. Forgive me."
"It shouldn't even me whom you should ask forgiveness from, my Lady. Weren't you betrothed to my cousin? My cousin who was risking his life to save you and yet here you're marrying that bastard!"
Hindi ko magawang masagot si Gregory ng diretsahan, I could only just wish it would be so easy, however, no matter how I look at it, I always ending up in crossroads on how I should even begin to provide them an answer.
Napalingon sa akin si Gregory the moment I chose to stay despite how he was asking me to go with them. Hindi ko man maipaliwanag kung bakit pero pakiramdam ko naman ay bati ni Gregory kung bakit hindi ako sumasama sa kanya.
"So you finally made your decision? Why, Lady Giezelle? Why betray my cousin? If you're going to betray my cousin, why must it have to be another man and not me then?"
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa naging rebelasyon ni Gregory. Why must he have to confess as well? Why now when everything was all in a chaotic state?
"Gregory...you have no idea what you're talking about." I mustered the courage to reply.
Pero mukhang mas lalong natrigger si Gregory sa sinabi ko, "Of course, I know what I am talking about. I only tried to hold my feelings for you because it was my cousin whom you are betrothed. But after learning you are marrying the king of Asnador, I rushed all the way here to stop this wedding."
Hindi pa man din ako nakakaisip ng isasagot ay bigla din lumapit si Lord Razle at Mattheo sa aming dalawa.
"I also came here because I wish to stop the wedding, lady Giezelle." Ani ni Lord Razle na may malambing pa ring pananalita sa kabila ng sitwasyon. "I really should've have said it straight to you when I had the chance. Remember that time at the park? I mean it when I said I wish I could build a family of my own, and there was no other woman I could picture myself with building that dream family other than you, my lady."
Matapos makapagsalita ni Lord Razle, agad naman na sumunod si Mattheo na sumagot, "Lady Giezelle, I know that the two of us didn't have that much time together but ever since that time when I first met you, I know for myself that I didn't want anyone else to have you. One reason why I struggled to fight over my illnesses, so that I could live longer and be able to express to you how I desire to have you as my wife."
Hindi pa man din ako nakakarecover sa mga confession ni Gregory, Lord Razle at Mattheo ay bigla na lamang may humila sa akin mula sa likuran ko. Makita ko na lamang ay nasa likuran ko na si King Froy na basado sa mukha niya ang pagkadismaya sa nagaganap.
"How dare you all confessed to my bride right in front of me?" The king uttered, his voice deep with growing annoyance over them.
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