Chapter 9
Alexander had saved me.
He brought in the finest doctors, hoping they could restore my sight. But the injuries were too severe. Each of them shook
their heads and admitted there was nothing they could do.
During my recovery, Alexander stayed by my side constantly. He talked to me, comforted me, and tried everything to keep
my spirits up.
I owed him yet another debt.
In our past lives, even when he could barely protect himself, he still chose to help me. After my death, it was Alexander
who buried me with his own hands, giving me a dignified farewell.
Lyanna had been right about one thing: Arsenic had no cure. I heard that Alaric was already on the brink of death.
Queen Isolde cried day and night. Her grief over Alaric was matched only by her hatred for Lyanna. She even ordered
Lyanna’s corpse to be dragged out and fed to the dogs.
What I hadn’t expected was that Alaric would come to find me.
I was napping in the garden pavilion when I heard heavy, staggering footsteps rushing toward me.
“Elira, please… save me.”
“You’re my fated match, my destined wife. I know you must have a way.”
Though I couldn’t see, the sound of his voice and the way he moved told me enough–his condition must have been dire.
I shook my head. “I can’t save you.”
Suddenly, he dropped to his knees with a thud. “Elira, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have treated you that way. If you save me,
I’ll do anything you ask.”
“You wanted to marry me, right? You wanted to become Queen? I’ll agree. I’ll go beg the Queen Mother to grant our union.
Isn’t that what you wanted?”
He didn’t regret what he had done. He was only desperate because he knew he was going to die.
The moment he chose to sacrifice me and my unborn child for Lyanna, everything between us ended.
Lyanna had been his destined calamity. But wasn’t he mine as well?
I had only seen him as my fated match, never realizing that our bond wasn’t a blessing but a curse. In my past life, I had failed to see that truth–and I had paid for it with my life.
I turned my face toward the horizon and said softly, “Alaric, whatever bond we had in this lifetime is over.”
He clutched at me in panic. “No, our fate is written in the stars. In our past life, you were my wife. You helped me rise to power. This life can be the samé.”
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“Elira, if you’re still angry, punish me however you want–hit me, curse me–but please, don’t leave me again.”
Even the deepest bond cannot survive endless betrayal and abuse.
To finally break his delusions, I suddenly ripped off the white cloth covering my eyes and thrust my ruined face toward
him.
“Can’t you see? I’m blind. And you expect someone like me to save you? Don’t you find that ridiculous?”
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