"... please marry my son."
The side of the emperor's lips stretched into a bright grin until his eyes squinted into slits. As I looked at him, I questioned every little detail Hugo and the pack told me about the emperor. This man... although looked intimidating at first glance, seemed to be a warm person. He reminded me of Father...
I bit my tongue at the thought. Why was he being so kind to me so suddenly? I wondered as I already poured all my trust into Hugo since I knew he wouldn't betray me.
"Hey! I will kill you all once I get out of here! Just you all wait!"
I flinched when I heard a familiar grumpy voice not far away. I gazed ahead on instinct, seeing that we're already entering the gates of the empire. As we went in, my eyes caught the small podium and froze. There, Mitch and Winter were being hanged upside down, surrounded by knights who were ignoring them.
