Magnus sighed and he pinched the skin between his brows. “Come,” He helped her stand up and took her inside the house. Izaak, on the other hand, enjoyed the slow sips of the wine.
“What if Venus raises your voice at you? She is kind of upset seeing his sister with a prince while she herself is getting married to a commoner,” Magnus remarked. He stopped a servant and asked her about Venus. “Princess Alora wants to see her sister,” he stated.
“Please this way, Your Highnesses,” the servant humbly said and led their way to Venus’s room. She informed Venus about Magnus and Alora’s visit to her.
“Hmm. You can send them in,” Venus said. She had no intention of seeing Alora, but the moment she heard Magnus was with her, she could not refuse to let them in.
Venus put a fake smile over her lips and decided to remain warm toward Alora in front of Magnus. However, to her surprise, only Alora walked in. She approached Alora and hugged her. “I’m glad you have come to my wedding day. I wish you could look at me and see how beautiful I look today,” Venus said and withdrew from the hug.
“Prince Magnus didn’t come inside,” Venus asked.
“His Highness thinks we sisters should talk in private,” Alora opined. “I have to tell you something, Venus,” she asserted while being a bit hesitant.
“Yes, say?”
“The Iverson family has turned into werewolves. Does Father know about this?” Alora asked.
“What did you say?” Venus chuckled and the smile disappeared from her lips. “You really want to ruin my day, don’t you?” she got angry at Alora.
“Don’t take me wrong, Venus. I only wanted to make you aware of the Iverson family identity,” Alora said.
“Shut your mouth. You are jealous of me. Grandma was right. I should have requested Father and Mother not to call you to my marriage,” Venus pronounced. She was mad at Alora and wanted to throw her out right away from her sight.
Magnus, who was outside, didn’t come in although he could hear everything happening inside the room. He wanted Alora to see the reality of her sister. However, he was ready to defend Alora anytime Venus would cross the line.
“Venus, why would I be jealous of you? I’m extremely delighted that you finally are getting married. You know well for you, I left for Elmswood. Don’t be angry. Forgive me if I hurt you in any way,” Alora said as she held her sister’s hands.
Venus yanked her hands away. “You returned to ruin my happiness too. So many people died that night because of you. Yet, you had no remorse for their lives. Instead, you became the reason for their deaths,” she affirmed.
“What if the Iverson are the family of werewolves? Didn’t you marry Prince Magnus because he was a vampire? You must want to live a long life and kill others with your eyes. I wish I never had a sister like you. That night, you should have died, Alora,” Venus blurted out.
Alora’s heart shattered into pieces to hear those words. Her eyes filled with tears and she faltered. A familiar pair of warm hands held her shoulders, thus keeping her intact at a place.
“I hate people like you,” Magnus said as he glared into Venus’s eyes. “Do you think I can keep you alive after what you said to her? My Alora isn’t blind, but you are. You didn’t get such a unique ability like her. That’s why you are jealous of her.”
“Please, don’t say that,” Alora requested him as she turned around to face him. “I was wrong. I always bring unhappiness. Let’s leave, Your Highness,” she urged, tightly holding his sleeves.
“Don’t stop me today. She has crossed the limit. You are a princess, not a commoner, whom not anyone can say anything,” Magnus stated. His anger was visible on his face.
Venus was scared to hear that. But she remained steadfast in her words. “Your Highness, I said nothing wrong. She was ready to break my marriage,” she proclaimed.
“Don’t come to Alora begging her to save you. Also, this is the last time you have said all these wrong things to her. You are the one who is jealous thinking your elder sister got a prince as her husband. Just because Alora loves you a lot, I will let you go. But this is the last time,” Magnus warned her and took away Alora from there.
Magnus opened the blindfold from Alora’s eyes and saw they were damp. She kept her gaze down and felt his thumbs on her eyes.
“Open them,” he urged her, “for me.”
Alora promptly did that and peered into his eyes. “I should not cry today. But I-I am un-unable to hold them.” The tears rolled over her cheeks as she began weeping. Venus’s words hurt her like someone stabbed her heart. The pain she could still experience.
Magnus wiped the tears from her eyes. “She will be punished soon. I won’t hear a single word on this from you,” he stated. He was fuming in anger to see Alora cry. All she wanted Venus to know was something, which could change her life forever.
“No. Don’t do that,” Alora said and once again she lowered her eyes. She sniffled and rested her head on his chest. Her arms wrapped around him. “I should have listened to His Highness,” she murmured.
Magnus wasn’t the type of person to stay quiet. He had decided he would make Venus cry in the worst possible way.
“Prince Magnus, Alora, what are you two doing here?” They both heard Rhea’s voice from the door.
Alora was swift to pull away and she wiped her tears while Magnus told Rhea to not come forward. “She hasn’t worn the blindfold. We will be outside soon,” he said.
Rhea halted at her place and nodded at him. She wondered if Alora was fine. But in the presence of the prince, nothing could happen to her. She walked away while Alora took a breath of relief.
Magnus pivoted to meet her gaze. The back of his fingers caressed her cheek. “Do you wish to attend the wedding or shall we leave for the palace?” He left the decision to her. Although, he wished to take her right away since he could not bear the sight of Venus.
“We should attend the wedding,” Alora opined. She was devastated after hearing Venus’s harsh words to her. But she could not leave since she didn’t want anyone else to know about it.
They soon reached the garden and took their seat. Izaak observed that his brother looked annoyed while his sister-in-law appeared gloomy to him. Did the meeting with Venus not go well? Keeping his questions to himself, Izaak directed his gaze to the altar.
Venus soon entered the aisle with her father, feeling delighted that she would get married to a man with supernatural abilities. While Alora was focused on the wedding processions, Magnus had his eyes on her.
‘If Venus could affect her this much, I wonder how she will cope with her mother’s death. I need to prevent it. I cannot see Alora crying and blaming herself.’
He came out of his thoughts only when Alora asked him a question.
“Why do you care if they look good or bad?” Magnus’s answer showed his annoyance. Seeing her face, he continued with a half-hearted glance, “They look great.”
The wedding ended soon, bringing applause from the families of the groom and bride and guests.
“A dance?” Alora heard how the couple joined the bride and groom, where others could join them for it. She wanted to always feel what a dance felt like with your partner. But she didn’t know a couple dance.
“Shall we go for a dance?” Magnus suddenly asked her, his hand found hers.
“I don’t know how to dance?” Alora replied.
“But I have the knowledge,” Magnus answered and left his seat. He pulled up Alora and she moved to him. “And you’ll dance without the blindfold,” he pronounced, taking it off.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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