[Bonus chapter]
"Huh?" she stared at him with a bewildered look when his eyes moved at distance.
A nostalgic but painful expression on his face that the temperature in the carriage felt down and made the carriage suffocating.
"I was young, reckless and rebellious. I always thought my mother did not understand things when she tried to stop me. And Gabriella.. She was kind, sweet, caring. I liked my siblings too. I didn't realize her viciousness until..
When father was gone to the nearest empire for a peace treaty. She called me in her room and said she is not feeling well and wants to sleep with me like we used to sleep in our childhood.
I was a bit stunned and embarrassed but thought she might have had a bad dream or was upset about something since she was full of cold sweat. So, I decided to give her company for a while.
But when I laid with her on the bed, she hugged me. I… i.. i.. " Alex closed his eyes and she could feel the trembling of his back.