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
" How much did she drink?"" Two bottles of wine"" All by herself?!"Loralye nodded and helped Helena bring Gabriella outside. When they went outside the private room, they saw Myles standing in front of them. He was clad in a pair of black pants and a beige turtle sweater. He extended his hands." Give her to me", he said.Loralye and Helena seemed hesitant." There is a customer demanding a refund--"Loralye immediately left to check out what happened, leaving Helena to carry Gabriella all by herself. Helena was struggling. Finally, she sighed and let Myles Gabriella princess carry her. Meanwhile, she kept an eye on Myles as she called for a car.But when they went outside of Lilac's and Lavender's, Myles's car was parked there. He gently placed Gabriella in the back seat and put a blanket on her. Helena got into the back seat with let Gabriella rest her head on her shoulder as Myles sat in the driver's seat and drove to the palace.----At the Dalton manor." Did you find the chil
Myles walked to the queen-sized bed with soft pink sheets and placed Gabriella under the sheets and turned to leave but just then Gabriella pulled him to the bed. Since he was not suspecting this, Myles fell onto the bed and his lips brushed past Gabriella's.Helena who saw all this was frozen in shock. She didn't know what to do or say. She just stared at the scene in front of her with her eyes wide open.Myles quickly got up and stepped back. He tripped and landed on the floor. He touched his lips and in the corner of his eyes, he saw Helena staring so he quickly stood up and ran out of the room.Helena was surprised but what happened but she snapped out of it and helped Gabriella change into more comfortable clothes. She took off Gabriella's jewelry and placed it in the jewelry drawers.She put out the lights and walked out of the room. She saw a middle-aged man with grey hair and deep black eyes. He was wearing the butler's uniform of the Dalton family." Greetings Lady Helena", s