David White
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Sometime in the past… Aries was standing on the balcony, holding a glass of wine that she hadn't drunk yet. Wearing a gorgeous dress with half of her hair clipped behind, cascading with the rest of her green locks. A deep exhale escaped her lips, unable to enjoy the fresh night breeze. "I hope they don't drag me back inside," she breathed out, leaning her side against the railings. Today was one of those days she hated the most. She literally loathed banquets with passion, thinking that honing her…
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"Joaquin." Aries shot Joaquin, the crown prince of the Maganti Empire, a side-eye. The corner of her lips curled up, biting it slightly to suppress it from stretching. "What a lovely name," she praised modestly. "Even as slow-witted as I am, the name fits the person who carries it." Exalted. That was the meaning of this proud one's name. "Not as lovely as yours." He shrugged, stretching his arm over the settee's backrest, flashing her a playful smirk. "Although I heard you were known by your first name…
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Traditionally, the crown prince's and the crown princess's first night would be witnessed by selected people. Not entirely watch them, but stay inside the same room or outside just to make sure the newlyweds would consummate their marriage. But because of cultural differences between the Maganti empire and the Haimirich empire, both empires agreed that their shared nights would stay private between the crown princess and the crown prince. There was no way those men in the Haimirich Empire would let Aries…
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"What is going on here?" a lady whispered to another lady curiously. "I do not understand the sudden commotion." — or rather, the abrupt silence and the long pause of the groom from sealing the union. The lady beside her leaned over and whispered in her ear whilst covering it with her fan. The lady, who was unaware of this unspoken tale of the crown prince's favorite "trophy," widened her eyes, listening to the causerie. "Oh, good lord," she gasped and covered her gaping mouth. She cast the other lady…
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"As you should." Aries smirked as she recalled how the translator from the Maganti Empire translated her arrogant remarks to something pleasant in the ear. This was one of the real reasons Dexter wanted her to live in the marquess' residence. Not only did she need to know the value of the Vandran name, but she also had to experience it. So, she could truly comprehend her value in society. The reason she fearlessly returned her husband's warm reception. The translator wouldn't literally translate…
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"I miss green." Aries raised her eyes, seeing Abel play with the tip of her golden hair. She was sitting on his lap, her dress barely hanging on her body after an intimate moment with him inside the carriage. It had been over two months since she started her journey to the Maganti Empire. Abel stayed. So, Aries and Abel got to spend two more months together. To be honest, two months still felt like two days for them. They enjoyed their journey, very unlike what she expected. His presence helped her calm…
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"My... libido." Abel smirked as he watched Aries snap out of her half-conscious state. Her brows wrinkled at the center, blinking twice to make sure she was seeing things correctly. "Abel?!" her face brightened up and her eyes twinkled with excitement. "The one and only." His smirk stretched, raising his brows, and puckered his lips towards the dagger. Aries snapped her eyes as she jolted back, still saddling him. She grimaced when her eyes landed on the dagger and his hand wrapped around its…
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As a marriage custom agreed by both empires, Aries would have to journey without taking off her veil publicly and would always, and at all times, be left alone. Unless she needed the assistance of her lady servant. No one could join her in the carriage while the envoy from the Maganti Empire and the soldiers of the Haimirich Empire protect her carriage with their lives. Anything could happen on the way, so the security was tight only escorted by the elite knights of both empires. "He really didn't send…
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Aries and Dexter stood by the entrance of the House of Vandran, receiving the royal decree the emperor sent to their estate early in the morning. Behind them were Gustav, the head butler, and several servants who were confused by this sudden visit. "... under the orders of the sovereign of Haimirich, hereby declare Lady Daniella Circe Vandran's betrothal with the crown prince of the Maganti Empire..." Whispers and murmurs and gasped caressed Aries's ears, but her aloof expression didn't change. She had…
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"What?" "Yes! They said the emperor sent a royal decree to the House of Vandran and marrying Lady Daniella off to another country!" "Oh, good lord! It's a royal decree? Did His Majesty really lose --" "Shhh! Hold your tongue unless you want it to get cut." "But... if that is true, what is going to happen now? The aristocratic faction would surely oppose this order." The news of the emperor's royal decree about Aries's marriage to be the crown princess of another empire spread like wildfire. Every tea…
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