and speak with her father, but thanks to recent events, her submissive and cowardl

nally decided to knock on the

be disturbed!" Count Al

Anne Marie. I need

e grew increasingly painful. She was aware that she had never spoken to her father so rudely; she had never done

s about to turn and leave, she heard her father's hurried footsteps

lizing she was right in front of hi

k then, she was just a teenager who had retreated into solitude and pain, pushing everyone away. But it hadn't always been like that. Since her childhood,

ted poorly. I'm ashamed o

s still too overprotective, and sometimes I forget you're no longer that sweet littl

's body shiv

to see you. It was... an accident," s

is that you're alright. You're not hu

hing's fine. Look, it w

of fear, and she, upon seeing the emissaries nearly transformed into beasts, admitted she had also been a little scared. There was a st

men? I'm not saying becoming their Queen is a bad thing, but what about the curse?

Father-I'm not happy here. It's not that I dislike your attentiveness and how much you spoil me, it's j

in your rooms becaus

the kingdom, everyone except Marcia and you disrespect me

his daughter's confession. He knew there were the usual servant

" he exclaimed furiousl

to execute servants for something like tha

most powerful Count in the western kingdom! N

eel bad for nearly killi

do?!" he shout

ll for a moment before asking his daughter to help him to his study's armchair. Anne hurr

efense when two servants tried to

Count's sorrowful gaze was fixed on his daughter's beautif

d to her was inevitable. In fact, you're very

" He lowered his gaze and sighed, wishing he could turn back time. "Daughter, i

e Emperor and convince him to have the three kingdoms declare war on the

lt that, even though she had already decided to leave, she would miss th

ane. And the old stallion-poor thing! Don't make him carry you again; I bet his back is as bad as

ycan kingdom, using my sword as a cane, rest assured I'll get there and fight thos

." She leaned in and placed a tender kiss on his forehead. "Nothing bad will happen to me, I pr

try not to kill y

s out to be a brute like the duke, and blind