Alora turned to look at him. The moment she lifted her head to gaze at the King, he averted his gaze in fear. “I don’t dare to do that, Your Majesty. All I want is to live my life on my terms. I don’t wish to live the way the King wants me to,” she stated.
“Fine. Live the way you want,” King Esmond finally bent in front of her and left the court in hurry. Queen Margaret followed her husband. However, before leaving, she asked Izaak to take away his siblings from Alora’s sight.
Magnus approached Alora and gently placed his hand on her shoulder. She turned her head to look at him, seeking reassurance. “Did I handle it properly?” Alora inquired.
“You handled it excellently. I’m proud of you,” Magnus replied, offering her a warm smile. His hand then moved to stroke her hair tenderly.
“I was foolish to ever believe my family would change,” Alora murmured, her eyes welling up with tears.
“Alora, it’s a good decision that you decided to get rid of this blindfold,” Izaak stated.
“I agree with Brother Izaak,” Alaric took a step forward.
“I apologize for bringing chaos here. My intention was never that,” Alora proclaimed.
“But you did manage to frighten us,” Lillian added.
“Mr. Wilson should depart with his daughter. I wish them a good life, free from my involvement,” Alora stated, turning to cast one last glance in their direction. Her statement was more like a taunt.
Shortly after, the soldiers escorted Norman and Venus out of the court.
“You should take Alora back,” Izaak suggested.
“Alora, how did you manage to repel those soldiers when they attempted to restrain you?” Lillian inquired with curiosity. She was now more intrigued by Alora’s extraordinary abilities.
“I have no idea,” Alora responded.
“I will depart with my wife now. Thank you, Brother Izaak and Alaric, for supporting Alora,” Magnus stated as he took Alora’s hand. They left the court together, leaving the three siblings behind.
“Are our elder brothers not afraid of Alora? Even our father seemed concerned,” Lillian murmured.
“As I mentioned, Alora isn’t someone who holds grudges. Did you not see how humiliated she felt? Even her own family blamed her despite her efforts to help them,” Izaak asserted.
“So, Magnus was correct in his assessment that only Alora possesses such unique eyes. She will never misuse them, but their true purpose remains unknown to us,” Alaric remarked.
‘I am certain Father will do everything in his power to separate Alora from Magnus,’ Izaak thought to himself, resolving to discuss the matter further with Magnus later.
Alora ate the meals to her heart’s content while Magnus watched her. She suddenly seemed to be carefree. It appeared like she didn’t care about all this anymore. He lifted the glass and brought it close to his mouth to sip the blood.
“Shall we leave Velaris, Alora?” Magnus suddenly asked her.
She met his gaze and placed the fork on the plate. “Because of what happened today?”
“Yes. I want to keep you away from all this stress. The dream of yours where you wish to live a peaceful life where no one blames you for your eyes can be fulfilled if we leave Velaris,” Magnus stated. Though Alora didn’t speak anything about this after returning from the palace, he knew she was hurt.
“Prince Magnus told me once to stop running away. Why should I change the places for my own happiness? I don’t wish to leave Velaris. Instead, I wish to give answers to everyone that I’m not cursed,” Alora pronounced with determination in her eyes.
“Are you not angry at me for killing Eugene? I thought you would be raged,” Magnus remarked.
“He deserved to die,” Alora said. “And his family too.” Taking the fork and the knife, she continued eating again. “I truly hoped that my father would stand for me. I should have listened to Brother Izaak and you,” she murmured.
“Perhaps then you would not have decided to take the blindfold off,” Magnus pronounced.
“Hmm. I wouldn’t have,” Alora answered. She soon finished her meals and the servants cleaned the table.
“Brother Izaak saw a vision that I could see others with naked eyes. And Prince Magnus claimed that only if the person in front of me has not harbored any wrong feelings toward me,” Alora said while expecting that they both might tell her if it was true.
“Izaak’s visions never go wrong. If he said that then, he must have seen something,” Magnus stated, asking her to trust her eyes. He finished drinking the blood and glanced at the maidservant to take away the silver cup.
“Alora, do you want to go somewhere today?” Magnus thought taking her out would relieve her stress, but he didn’t know where he should take her.
“Where should we possibly go?” Alora muttered. “Ahh, can we go to the place where Dragon trees are present? I heard this place is kind of divine,” she proclaimed, smiling brightly. Now, she wanted to take time for herself and explore those places, which she couldn’t because of the people.
“The Dragon trees are present in the village called Shadowbrook. The village is situated near the border of Velaris,” Magnus told her. “Let’s spend some time together there,” he added.
“A month at least?” Alora asked.
“That will be better,” Magnus answered.
They both left the living room and headed to the living room. Fortunately, Tobias had not gone out, so Magnus asked him if he would prepare the carriage for them.
“May I know why, Your Highness?” Tobias humbly asked.
“We will go to Shadowbrook to spend some time there,” Magnus stated. “Ask Selvina to pack Alora’s clothes and other essentials,” he instructed.
“Tobias bowed and proceeded to make preparations for their journey.
“Alora, are you alright? I’m still worried about you,” Magnus asked with concern.
“Yes, I am. I no longer feel the burden of needing to please anyone. My father never saw me as a good omen. Initially, he blamed me for not marrying. When I did, he blamed me for the troubles in his family, even though it wasn’t my fault. I trusted Venus, believing she was suffering in her marriage. It seems I was foolish to believe her,” Alora declared solemnly.
Magnus tenderly placed his hand on the back of her head, pulling her close. “They will one day face the consequences of what they’ve done to you,” he assured, resting his chin above her head.
“But I find solace in knowing that His Highness hasn’t abandoned me. He trusts me,” Alora said, her eyes glistening once again with tears.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.