‘Oh my god! Killion knew everything! He knew and he acted like he didn’t!’
Veronia’s hands trembled as she opened the letter.
Killion said that he pretended not to know her true identity even though he actually knew.
From the moment we met again, I felt a chill down the back of my neck, knowing that I was in his hands.
Veronia chewed her lower lip and gathered her things.
She had to get out of here as soon as possible.
Out of his sight and hearing. Out of his reach.
But was there such a place?
A knock sounded, and the door swung open.
It was Killion.
“Nia?”
His voice was soft, calling her by her alias.
He approached slowly and saw the letter on the table.
“This…”
His straight, jet-black eyebrows twitched.
His blue eyes, as cold as the winter sea, stared at her as if they would pierce through her.
“I was caught. Her Royal Highness Princess Veronia.”
“…Please let me go.”
“If I had intended to send you away, I wouldn’t have come to see you in the first place, Your Highness.”
She mouthed the child’s name as if grasping at straws.
“Please, for Jediel’s sake, let me go. Please….”
“…I can’t let you go for Jediel’s sake, Your Highness.”
The man’s brows suddenly narrowed.
“Jediel… he’s yours and my child, isn’t he?”
“That’s ah….”
“Don’t even think about lying to me, Your Highness.”
A large hand reached out toward her.
So 104 is just locked okay skip I must
Sorry I forgot, now it’s unlocked. Hope you enjoy reading it.
The running away arc was actually pretty reasonably explained and executed. The steam punk/fantasy setting was also really good. Watching the villains implode on themselves without the leads really having to do anything was both good and frustrating.
A lot of stuff seemed to happen for convenience, and more stuff was kind of cliche. But it was still a good read. I did spend half the time wondering what happened to the original FL. But they cleared that up about 3/4 of the way through.
Overall a good story with a sympathetic but easily passionate FL and a clearly obsessed but still kind ML.