Again, the day Anna went to the palace with my luggage.
"Lady!"
"Anna."
I welcomed Anna to the palace.
While the servants unloaded the luggage from the carriage and carried It to my room, I personally showed Anna to her room.
"Thank you for coming, Anna. It must not have been easy."
"What are you talking about! Having my own room in the palace feels like a dream. I can't even describe how thrilling it was to enter the main gate of the palace that I had only seen from afar. I wondered if this was really okay. I was nervous about what the guards would say. "This is not a place for someone like you!" and block me."
Anna was very excited and chattered.
I was a little worried about how stuffy she would be in this stuffy palace from now on since she liked to gossip like that.
I sat down on Anna's bed, thinking that I should just let her have her way with her own chatter for today.
"What happened to what I wrote in the letter?"
"It wasn't even a thing. The master seemed to believe what I said."
"He didn't know that I told you to do it?"
"Yes. As soon as I read the letter, I chewed and swallowed only the parts that contained its contents. I took care of it for sure!"
I nodded with satisfaction.
"In a few days, go to Winston Manor again, pretending to run an errand for me, and this time tell him that you saw him yourself. His Majesty is in perfect health."
"But is he really healthy?"
I smiled and changed the subject to a nonchalant tone.
"From tomorrow on, if you have any questions like this, just ask me, and don't go ask anywhere else. When you don't know what to do, follow the people around you, believe only what you see and hear, and be careful with your words. When it comes to His Majesty, you must never say anything, even the smallest thing. Life here will be very different from life at Winston Mansion. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I will only do what you tell me to do, Madam."
"At the palace, call me Mrs. Winston."
"Yes, I will."
"When you want to chat. come to my room and be my chat partner. You're always welcome."
Anna, who had a slightly nervous expression, finally smiled brightly again and nodded.
"I just need you, Madam!"
It was nice to hear that.
Anna, who is so lively and her emotions are so clearly visible, will surely receive many glares from Millea.
Even though I knew it would happen, I wanted to bring Anna to my side, who is bound by loyalty and will fight for me at any time.
I think everyone would want to have someone like that by their side.
In my past life, Anna was someone who fought for me as much as she could and was willing to be my shield.
Before entering the convent, I was the only person she could rely on.
Anna sometimes makes small mistakes when she gets emotional, but she is not the type of person who would do something that I cannot protect. Once she gets used to it, she will do well in the palace.
"I'm glad you came."
It was quite encouraging to have someone by my side in an unfamiliar place.
***
A few days had passed since I returned to the palace.
During that time, I couldn't even see Julian's nose.
The only things that could be known about the bedroom were the sounds of people and the movements of the magi as he entered and left.
Julian seemed to be deliberately avoiding me.
Because of that, he didn't even show up for mealtime, so Millea was stamping her feet.
Her complexion was getting worse day by day, so it was clear that he hadn't eaten properly for several days.
I stood in front of the door leading to Julian's bedroom, thinking.
'I can't keep avoiding it like this.'
That's not why I came here.
All I have to do is open one door and Julian is there.
Of course, he's out now, but he'll be back in the evening, and this door is always unlocked.
I was trying to open the door as a practice while Julian was away.
'Open up. Bridget. Go forward. Hit the ground running.'
But I couldn't even think of doing it.
How could I be blocked by a wall with Julian right in front of me?
'I don't know what face to make or what to say when facing him.'
I didn't know if it was okay for me, a sinner, to put on a bright face, and I thought it would be disgusting to show myself timid and cautious.
What kind of expression should a person make when they betray their ex-lover and almost causes his or her death?
What should I say if I have received help several times?
"It's difficult."
But it was a mountain that had to be overcome at least once.
Because I will continue to stay by Julian's side from now on.
'Let's be shameless.'
Julian doesn't know my true feelings and doesn't want to know them, but I know his heart.
"No matter what I do, he will never hate me."
Julian confessed that he stopped and waited for me the moment I left.
Knowing the other person's mind is like knowing the secret to getting into that mind and then rushing in.
In this relationship, the one who had the advantage was me.
Because even if he gets angry, he doesn't mean it, I know that no matter what happens, he can't hurt, and in the end, he won't be able to refuse.
'I have to approach.'
I vowed to face Julian tonight, no matter what.
***
Bridget, who had been waiting awake until dawn, felt the magi rising around me like a tide.
'He come.'
I stood in front of Julian's bedroom door, holding the fruit and food I had left on the table.
After taking a deep breath, I knocked
carefully.
"..."
There was no answer from inside.
But judging by the overflowing magi energy from Julian's side, the knock must have caused ripples in Julian's emotions.
"I'm going in, Julian."
As expected, there was no answer inside.
It was a good sign, not a rejection.
I opened the door with a nervous look on my face.
Julian was leaning against the window, looking at me with an askance look.
It was a face that silently watched... wondering what kind of strange thing I was going to do by crossing the line like this.
"Milleah was worried because you weren't eating properly."
I lifted the plate slightly and showed it to him, then placed it down on the table.
"You have to eat. Just because your Shadow Knights don't need to eat doesn't mean you can survive without eating either."
"You want to feed me?"
Julian laughed softly as if he found it funny.
The blue moonlight that had settled on his head with his back to the window flowed gently across his forehead and the tip of his nose.
The smiling face was pretty. Even though it was a smile, it was still pretty.
Even before, I had often lost my mind, unable to take my eyes off that face.
Julian strode towards me.
The wind he stirred smelled strongly of alcohol.
It was a strong, grape-like smell as If the wine had been drunk or poured somewhere.
"Why did you walk into my bedroom at this hour?"
He looked a little lethargic.
He hugged my waist with a dangerous smile
The tough outerwear brushed against the thin pajamas.
I felt his body close to my shoulders and thighs.
"You didn't come here to eat me?"
He bent down, picked up a handful of my hair, and buried his nose in it.
His forehead was close enough to touch my lips.
"You said you'd climb on top of me and show off. And you were so fearless."
He held me tightly as I pulled my waist back, and brushed my lips with his fingertips.
Turning my head was no use.
Before I knew it, I was leaning against Julian's arm and hugging him.
He opened his lips a little forcefully.
My lower lip was gently crushed beneath his fingerprints. My neat teeth were revealed white under the moonlight.
A dark shadow covered his face as he bowed his head close to me.
Among them, only the bloodshot eyes flashed arrogantly and mischievously.
"Are you feeling hot? Is that so?"
“Juli!”
As I opened my lips, his fingers entered my mouth without hesitation, teasing the tip of my tongue.
"How should I feed you?"
Dark desire seethed in his gaze as he looked at me.
His speech was soft, yet cold at the same time.
"I'll fill you up so you can swallow it without any regrets."
It was so sharp that it looked like a veil.
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