The door of the entrance opened and Beatrice walked in with Max.She was wearing an emerald green sleeveless gown with a sweetheart neckline and a high-low skirt and she wore a short sleeve black lace bolero jacket. Emerald teardrop earrings, an emerald necklace, black gloves, and black cut-out heels completed the look.Max stood next to her in an emerald green velvet suit." She looks so beautiful", Gabriella muttered." Not as beautiful as you", said Myles with a smirk.Gabriella rolled her eyes.People in the banquet hall also began talking about the couple." It seems like Lady Lillian lost to Lady Beatrice"" Serves her right. She used to walk around like she was the future Empress"" I wonder how Lady Freya feels right now"" Wasn't Lady Freya always bragging about the close relationship between the Crown Prince and her daughter?"" How could she still show up here? I would just stay at home if I were her"When Lady Freya heard what others were saying, her kind smile fell and he
The banquet was going great. People were dancing, drinking, and socializing. Everyone was having a great time except a few. Lady Anne has been on alert all night. She was constantly following Gabriella around leaving behind Empress Jane that raised a few questions.' Their first and only target will be Princess Gabriella. If she dies, all hope is lost. I must not let her get hurt'Lady Anne's thoughts were running wild. She felt nervous. Her heart was beating faster and faster as time ticked. She had a very bad feeling about this.Midnight hit.Lady Anne noticed that most people at the banquet showed signs of tiredness but didn't think much. A sweet melody filled the air. The moment the sweet melody entered the ears of someone, they dozed off. People began dropping to the floor.Gabriella and Myles were the first to notice that something was wrong. They looked down from the dining table on the first floor to the banquet on the ground floor. They saw the bodies on the ground and slippe
The veil fell to the ground. The lady wearing the veil was Lillian. Her eyes were filled with rage now. She lunged at Gabriella but with a wave of Gabriella's wand, Lillian flew a few meters away from her.Lillian took deep breaths as she felt out of breath. She quickly held on to the pendant around her neck and began chanting." I, the servant of Black Rose, command you Azgul Dragon to kill her! Kill her! Don't let her live"The ground began shaking. A dragon with silver scales and bright golden eyes emerged. It roared as it flew around Lillian. It looked at Gabriella and Myles and flew right at them.Myles guessed the dragon's intentions so he grabbed Gabriella's arm and pulled her towards him." Watch out!", said Myles.The dragon missed its targets by an inch." Get them, you foolish creature!", Lillian yelled.This time, the dragon flew right at Myles and knocked him down to the ground. Myles fell right into the little lake near the gazebo. Satisfied, the dragon then went after G
Gabriella felt herself being pulled out of the water. When she managed to get back on land, she saw Lady Anne, her mother, and her father, Max, Beatrice, Helena, and Riley standing before her. Myles was nowhere to be seen.Empress Jane hugged Gabriella tightly despite Gabriella's wet clothes. She cried. This was the first time Gabriella saw her mother crying. Usually, no matter how hard the situation is, Empress Jane can remain calm and make rational decisions but right now, emotions took over Empress Jane.Empress Jane finally pulled away and wiped her tears."Come inside before you catch a cold", said Empress Jane as she hurried inside with Gabriella.Empress Jane and Emperor Nicholas along with Lady Anne went to Emperor Nicholas's study, leaving Gabriella in the care of her ladies-in-waiting and Beatrice.----In the study.Everyone was quiet. Empress looked dazed and her eyes were blurred by tears. Emperor Nicholas held her hand." We have to carry on with the marriage. We have to
" It really is..", Gabriella muttered to herself." Don't try anything funny tonight. Get some sleep. I will leave now", said Beatrice before she bowed and left.----When Beatrice came out of Gabriella's room, she saw Helena and Max talking. Max had a smile on his face and Helena was laughing. In the next moment, a servant came and whispered something to Max who then bid farewell to Helena and left.When Helena saw Beatrice, she smiled and greeted her." What were the two of you talking about?", asked Beatrice." Oh, it's really nothing. We were just discussing some childhood memories", Helena replied.Beatrice nodded." In the future, keep a distance from the Crown prince. People in the palace might start gossiping", said Beatrice.Then she began walking away."Is it just because people might start creating rumors? Are you really afraid that I might steal the Crown prince from you?", asked Helena.Beatrice stopped in her tracks. She turned around and asked." What did you just say?"
' I can't let my efforts go to waste'-----" How is her attitude towards you?", asked Gabriella.Helena laughed." Not good. I have a feeling that she might try to do something to get me kicked out of the royal palace", replied Helena." Not on my watch", said Gabriella.Helena smiled and hugged her. On the outside, a palace is a place full of every luxury you could dream of but in reality, it's a lion's den. If you don't watch your back at all times, your enemies will take you down. In other words, living in the royal palace requires intelligence above all. Having someone powerful backing you and supporting you can help you survive in the palace.There was a knock and Helena went to open the door and saw her mother Lady Anne walk in. Lady Anne was wearing a solid pink knee-length long sleeve dress with a white ankle-length coat over it." Greetings your highness Princess Gabriella", Lady Anne greeted Gabriella with a bow." Greetings Lady Anne. Why are you here so late at night? Is
" I repeat, you are to be married to Prince Myles as soon as possible", said Emperor Nicholas." But why?!", asked Gabriella." Recently there have been too many assassination attempts on the royal family. We suspect that it has something to do with the Quinn clan. We need the help of the grand mage that is currently living in Gwacary. But as you know, the Quinn clan has ties with Queen Camilla. Queen Camilla has been doubling her efforts to make her son the Crown prince. Her men are checking every single letter and gift sent to the palace. So, it is almost impossible for us to contact the grand mage who is living in the royal palace of Gwacary", Emperor Nicholas explained." What does this have to do with me?", Gabriella asked." I want you to go to Gwacary, talk to the grand mage, keep an eye on Queen Camilla and her supporters, help Myles to become the King of Gwacary, and help us deal with the Quinn clan for once and all", said Emperor Nicholas." Why me? Why not a daughter of a n
" How did she take it?", asked Empress Jane.Emperor Nicholas sighed and looked up at Empress Jane. Empress Jane looked out the window and sighed as well.Both of them knew that there was a one in a million chance of Gabriella agreeing to do this but they still decided to try it. Now they needed another way to reach the grand mage without alerting anyone.----At Lilac's and Lavender's" What's wrong with marrying him? From what I saw during the last visit, he seems to be a decent guy. Don't tell me! That was all an...act?"Loralye went on and on and she made cocktails at the bar and slid it towards the customers. Her bright aqua blue hair was tied up in a bun with a huge claw hair clip." No. It's just that...I feel like I'm using him", said Gabriella." Why is that?", asked Loralye." I'm just using him to make myself less suspicious in Gwacary and to get in contact with the grand mage. I just...I just feel guilty", replied Gabriella." He also needs your help to become the king of