Emlyn felt sick to her stomach when she heard from Mr. Vitas about what happened. Anger and deep sadness mixed up in her heart.
All her life, she had never felt emotions as intense as what she had today.? She sobbed uncontrollably and cupped her face with her hands.
Emlyn thought she had experienced the worst day of her life when she heard about her family's demise. However, she was wrong. She felt even more devastated when Killian died.
The small glimr of happiness that she had after she found out that her brother was still alive vanished almost imdiately that Emlyn thought god was playing with her. Killian died on the sa day she truly found him again.
And now... the woman that Emlyn loved as a mother, was brutally killed by Ellena. At this mont, Emlyn felt so alone and devastated. What would happen to her now?
The king thought she killed his wife... and from the looks of it, he would not listen to Emlyn, no matter what she said.
Damn you, Ellena... Emlyn cursed over and over again.
Her mind was filled with deep hatred. If only she was not pregnant, she would fight anyone and tried to escape from this place to chase Ellena and kill her.
Yes, Emlyn had only killed one person in her life, and it was for self-defense. The thug who attacked her yesterday was the first man she had ever killed. The experience was horrific and it shook her soul in a bad way.
She could never forget the ghastly sight when her sword slashed the thug's head and it rolled on the ground. It had haunted her sleep at night and she knew it would affect her for a long ti.
However, she would not hesitate to kill Ellena if Emlyn could get her hands on that wench. She hated that snake so much.
Ellena was not human. She was worse than the devil. Not only Queen Elara was innocent, but she was also the kindest and most caring person Emlyn had ever t.
Anyone who had the heart to kill such a pure soul like the queen didn't deserve any rcy or forgiveness. They belonged in the deepest part of hell.
"Your Highness, please drink this tonic so you will feel better," said Mr. Vitas after Emlyn stopped crying. "After this, you have to eat sothing. Then you can rest."
Emlyn didn't cry stop crying because she had finished venting her sadness, but because her tears had beco dry. Her throat felt hurt and she couldn't shed any more tears.
She had cried so much in the past few months that her tears now had refused to co out. Ever since Emlyn ca to this wretched kingdom, she kept experiencing suffering after suffering.
She did have so happy days with her husband, but in comparison, now she felt how few the good days she had were compared to the bad ones.
Why was she so unlucky in life? This was not the life she planned for herself. From being holess and orphaned, now she was a prisoner in the enemy's kingdom and she was accused of a cri she didn't commit.
Could things get any worse than this?
Emlyn wanted to say no to Mr. Vitas's suggestion and did a hunger strike, but because of Harlow, she had no choice but to take the tonic from Mr. Vitas' hand and downed it in one go.
"Now, you have to eat a little and then rest," Mr. Vitas continued.
Emlyn nodded weakly. She forced herself to eat the food prepared by two maids.? She did feel famished because she had not eaten proper food since yesterday.
"You look so tired, Your Highness," Mr. Vitas observed Emlyn carefully after she finished her al. "It will be better if you sleep and gain your strength. Please think about your baby. Your stress level is so high now. You need to calm your mind."
"Hmm..."
Emlyn didn't refute the old man's advice. However, as she wanted to lie down again and rest, she looked at the chain on her right leg. She looked at Mr. Vitas deeply and asked him if she could be freed from the chains since she would be locked up in this chamber.
"I need to be able to walk so I can keep my sanity and my health, Mr. Vitas," said Emlyn. "If you keep chained, my health will deteriorate and sothing bad might happen to my baby. Please ask the king on my behalf to remove from the chain."
Mr. Vitas nodded. He agreed with Emlyn that pregnant won must walk a lot and keep themselves healthy.
"I will talk to His Majesty," the physician said reassuringly. "You are carrying his grandchild anyway. Even though he hates you so much and wants to kill you, he wouldn't do it for the sake of the baby."
Emlyn bit her lip when she heard the old man's words. She still hated King Jared, but after she saw how devastated the man was when his wife was killed, Emlyn couldn't bring herself to hate the king as much as before.
King Jared was a broken man who was grieving for losing the love of his life. Emlyn could imagine how she would feel if her husband suddenly passed away.
Ellena was the one who should receive all her hatred and grudge. Ellena was the one who must pay for Queen Elara's murder.
"Thank you, Mr. Vitas," said Emlyn weakly. "I will sleep after the chain is removed."
"I will talk to His Majesty now," said Mr. Vitas. The man rose from his seat and bowed down a little to Emlyn. "I will be back very soon."
"Thank you, Mr. VItas."
***
Emlyn didn't know that Mr. Vitas mixed sleeping potion with the tonic he gave her earlier. After the physician left the chamber where she was detained, Emlyn felt so sleepy.
She ended up sleeping all day and woke up when night fell. When she opened her eyes, Emlyn saw that the chain had been removed.
So, she assud Mr. Vitas did et King Jared and manage to convince him to let Emlyn be free from the chains. She felt grateful that the physician cared about her. At least it showed that not everyone in Draec seed to hate her and wished her ill.
Now, she must know what happened to the thug that Mrs. Adler was treating. If Emlyn could get the thug to co to the royal palace and testify, she might be able to convince the king that she was innocent.
Once she proved her innocence, she could make plans to punish Ellena. However... now that she thought of it again, Emlyn was wondering if Ellena was the only one responsible for Queen Elara's death?
Emlyn suddenly rembered what Bruinen and Mrs. Adler said about her when they saw her for the first ti respectively. They both said she was surrounded by a really dark aura that brought her bad luck.
Did this... have anything to do with it? Did Queen Elara's death was caused by her curse???
Gosh...
She just realized that last week Mrs. Adler had said she saw blood in her vision when she ca to see Emlyn in the castle.
Oh... she was truly cursed.
After Mrs. Adler saw blood... the queen died. So, maybe this was what the old witch saw in her divination. The queen died because of Emlyn's bad luck.
Just like her parents and siblings... now Queen Elara beca the victim too because Emlyn loved her.
Gosh... This was all her fault. The realization hit Emlyn so hard that she started sobbing again. However, she couldn't shed any more tears. She had cried so much that her tear glad had refused to produce tears,
She cupped her face and sobbed despondently. This was all her fault. If only she was happy and content with staying ho in Winterre and didn't leave for adventures... she wouldn't be cursed like this.
But... how did she end up like this in the first place?
Emlyn's brows furrowed and her sobs instantly stopped. Her brain went to work.
She did not know exactly how, but she encountered soone from Myreen on her journey in Atlantea, and that encounter led to her being cursed by the Leoraleis, the ruler of Myreen.
Even though Emlyn didn't even know where she did wrong, the Leoraleis still rcilessly punished her with such a horrible curse. She was not given any chance to defend herself and get protection from their magic.
Emlyn saw the Leoraleis as a cunning and evil wizard family who abused their power to bully the weak and treat other people like trash.
She hated them. So fucking much.
Now that Emlyn thought about it, her bad luck apparently started after her teacher's son was captured by the pirates and her family was killed in the war waged by Draec, until today when Queen Elara was killed.
So, from two years ago, Emlyn had been surrounded by the deaths of the people she cared about.? They died one by one and she was left alone to pick up the little pieces of her broken heart.
How long could she live like this?
How many more deaths could she take before she died of a heartbroken herself?
Emlyn should have known better and left... before her bad luck took another victim.
Now she rembered what Mrs. Adler told her when they t the first ti. The old witch told Emlyn to leave Mars as quickly as possible
She said the reason why Emlyn could touch the crown prince was because Emlyn would bring him bad luck. Mrs. Adler had advised her to leave as quickly as possible.
However, she was so dumb and she lingered. So dumb that now her beloved mother-in-law paid the price.
If only Emlyn took her curse more seriously, she would have left Draec and stayed away from anyone she held dear to her. Killian might still be alive now and so did the queen. She could have faked her death back then to escape from the crown prince.
But she didn't do it because she was so selfish. The truth was, Emlyn had unknowingly fallen in love with the prince and she didn't want to leave. And then it had beco too late.
Emlyn had bound herself to Mars in marriage and she was now carrying his child.
[Why...? Why didn't I leave before it's too late?]
[The queen's death is my fault.]
[I bring bad luck to this family...]
[Why didn't I listen to Mrs. Adler's advice when she told to leave?]
[Now, my selfishness had caused another life taken. This is all my fault]
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