SPMB - Chapter 187

SPMB - Chapter 187

My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone

A long shadow stretched out.

The shadow suddenly stopped as if it had been nailed to the spot.

Kanna held her breath. She then slowly turned her body and bent her back towards the spirit.

She was going to never look at his face.

Kanna focused her gaze solely on his shadow, the long black darkness.

And at that moment, the air suddenly became cold. The surrounding temperature seemed to have plummeted to the point below freezing.

But Kanna steadily lowered her gaze. She didn't look at him.

That moment was extremely long. It felt like ten years, it felt like a thousand years.

"..."

But it was only for a moment.

Finally the shadow moves. The time Kanna had been trapped in began to flow by. He walked past her without making a sound.

Kanna let out a suffocating breath went.

The spirit passed by. He didn't approach her, didn't talk to her, just passed by as if she were a stranger.

'Well, it's natural.'

Kanna smiled bitterly.

Her relationship with him was completely cut off. She cut herself off 

A few months ago now, the day she promised him had arrived. Kanna went out on the day of her promise to him. And she summed it up resolutely.

"I am happy now. I don't want to get out of this life."

Until then, Tatyana Egenia's life had been so perfect that she had no intention of leaving.

She could do anything to protect that life.

"I'm not going with you."

Even if it means breaking her promise to him.

"Sorry."

Kanna didn't want to give even a single word. So she cut it cold.

"Actually, I'm not really sorry."

Very badly.

"I have the freedom to choose my life, right?"

While harsh words poured out, he said nothing. He just stared at her with his serene eyes.

The silence was rather suffocating.

"Honestly, I wouldn't go to you even if it weren't for this life."

Perhaps because she was completely overwhelmed by his silence, Kanna ended up saying something she didn't need to say.

"I heard you killed more than half of the priests in the great temple? Is it true that you cut off their head and hung it?"

But she didn't have to say that.

"It's terrible."

Kanna knew it right after she said it.

This is a mistake. It wasn't even sincere.

But he didn't say anything until the end. No excuses, no resentment, no showing of anything.

"Don't come visit me again. Because it's a hindrance.

Kanna thinks those were harsh words. But it definitely worked.

After that, he no longer showed any regrets towards her.

'It's all in the past.'

Kanna very carefully turned her head. But he must have already left, and he was nowhere to be seen. There wasn't even a truce of a shadow.

"Huh..."

At that time, a strange groan was heard. At the same time, a foul smell hit her nose.

Kanna hurriedly covered her nose and looked down.

"Priest?"

Priest Astan was lying face down in unconsciousness.

Moreover, the lower part of his pure white priest's uniform was yellow and wet, and that was...

"Are you tired?"

No, how scary it must have been! 

Of course, Kanna has no intention of helping. If she leaves him alone, a servant or guard will find him.

Kanna walked away without looking back.

".... Help me......."

The lone Astan priest muttered.

He fainted and begged, groaning as if he was having a nightmare.

"Save me, please..."...."

***

When she returned to the room, someone was waiting for her.

He was the Queen's attendant. The Queen had summoned her.

"I apologize for hiding Alexei''s engagement."

The Queen said as she put down her teacup.

"I'm sorry. Alexei asked so desperately. He acted as if he would abandon the throne and run away with you if I told you this."

"Yes. I'm so sorry, Tatyana. I tried to say it several times, but my brother caught my weakness...."

Afterward, Princess Joanna was so upset that she apologized. They didn't look good, as if they had been really uncomfortable all this time.

'How on earth did Alexei threaten so badly that his face was so disfigured?' 

Kanna doesn't want to talk about that anymore.

Fortunately, the Queen didn't bring up the topic anymore, as if she had read Kanna's thoughts. Instead, she brought up something more important.

"I heard that you met Lord Orsini at the Britsk estate. Is this true?"

"Yes." 

"I failed to hide you."

At that moment, Kanna was sure. The Queen will abandon her.

She's already sucked up the sweet water. Yalden's medical situation has improved, and Kanna's presence becomes a hindrance to Alexei's future, therefore...

"So don't hide anymore."

Queen Catherine spoke firmly.

"Marry one of the two Princes."

What?

"Once you become a member of the royal family, I will have a cause to protect even if Addis comes to claim you."

"..."

"What is it like to be Alexei's concubine?"

Everything the Queen said was unexpected.

It was unexpected.

Kanna couldn't believe it.

Maybe that's why she let out her true feelings without realizing it.

"I had a close relationship with Her Royal Highness Princess Amelia. I can't imagine having a husband like him."

"Then will you marry Lorenzo?"

"No!"

That really shouldn't happen. What to do with a boy so young!

"Why are you suggesting that? Are you sure I'm not bothering you?" 

"If you look at it from a practical perspective, the harm will be greater than the benefit."

The Queen readily admitted.

"But it's worth it."

Really? Was her medical skills worth that much?

"Alexei likes you a lot."

But that was not the value the Queen spoke of.

"Lorenzo loves you, Joanna loves you, and I love you too, Tatyana."

For a moment, Kanna was speechless. Her face heated up.

"Everyone in the Frederick royal family likes you very much. So, I want to protect you."

Kanna was completely dumbfounded. She stared blankly at the Queen. 

"If you don't like Alexei, how about becoming Lorenzo's maintenance?"

"That.. It doesn't make sense."

"Of course, if you choose Lorenzo, Alexei will object. But I will eventually accept it. Because this is the only way to protect you."

At those words, a warm feeling of affection welled up in Kanna's heart. She couldn't hold it back any longer.

Kanna doesn't want to give up on this life.

Tatyana's people, Tatiana's life, everyone loved her.

But no. Absolutely not.

"Your Highness, the Black Apostles are targeting me. Yalden could be in danger because of me."

Then the Queen spoke as firmly as a sword.

"Then I guess I'll have to protect you even more."

Kanna's heart was pounding.

Even though Athe Queen heard the story of the Black Apostle, she will still protect her? But she still wants to be a family?

Kanna's mouth went dry from the intense temptation.

"No, no. It's too much."

Kanna clenched her fists and held onto her senses.

She had to refuse this strong temptation before she lost her mind.

"I can't do that, Your Majesty. Prince Lorenzo is too young."

"My husband, who passed away a long time ago, was a man ten years younger than me. Of course, it was an arranged marriage between families."

The Queen shrugged her shoulders.

"So, if you feel uncomfortable, I think you will have a political marriage, no, a strategic marriage. It's part of a strategy to protect you." 

"But..."

"The Gwaine has never been defeated in the war to unite the divided Yalden, Tatyana. So, trust me and follow me."

The Queen grabbed her shoulder.

"Skip the wedding ceremony and start by filling out the marriage documents. And attend Alexei's engagement ceremony as Lorenzo's Princess. Show your face proudly in front of everyone."

The Queen's eyes burned intensely. She was a warrior who had already entered the war.

"This engagement is an important contract between the Empire and the Kingdom. By nature, weddings aren't this grand, you know that right?"

Since Yalden had a custom of gathering only blood relatives for weddings, engagement ceremonies were always held on a larger scale. In reality, it was no different from a wedding disguised as an engagement ceremony.

"All the authorities of the Western Continent gathered for this engagement ceremony. So even if I find a problem with you, I will want to quietly move on. There is no better opportunity than now."

"No."

Kanna's voice trembled.

"I can't do that. It's not possible."

"No. Tatyana!"

Joanna, who had been silent until now, clenched her fists and shouted.

"Marry Lorenzo! You become a family with us!"

"Princess Joanna."

"I heard Lord Orsini found out! It's better. Don't hide anymore. Take this opportunity to show yourself proudly!"

"But..."

"And I'm sorry for hiding Brother Alexei's matter. Please forgive."

"That's not important right now..."

Why do you say things like that

Maybe they don't understand. They don't know what the consequences will be if they accept Kanna.

"I know everything, Tatyana." 

The Queen took her hand. It was a small but strong grip. 

"Join our family, Tatyana. Let them know that you are a member of the Frederick royal family and that you are not to be messed with."

"No. I can't ruin Prince Lorenzo's life. He..."

At that time. the door burst open.

Lorenzo walked in, full of energy.

"I like it!"

In his hands were wildflowers that looked like they had been picked in a hurry.

Lorenzo knelt down on one knee in front of her. He held out a clumsy bouquet of flowers.

"Marry me, Tatyana!"

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