Chapter 38: Demon of Lust (2): A book

Celine looked down and her actions made Louis smile. It seemed the girl gave in… for now. But he was confident the Hero's charm should be adequate for this girl to fall in love with him.

After all, was there any girl who wasn't lovestruck by the Hero from the single sight? Such commotion was even considered a norm within the Empire.

Celine did not reply but silently returned to her bed and lay with her back facing Louis. She was still dissatisfied, but since her father's words made sense, she couldn't refute him.

Nevertheless, she indeed had to agree with his father's words. She had not met the Hero yet, for she was always cooped up within the castle and her room. So how could she say she wasn't in love with him?

However, Celine was aware of the other reason why his father proposed an engagement with the Hero. She wasn't insensible as she appeared to be, for all she did inside the castle was to study and nothing else.

Thus, the years of reading the books available in the library bore fruit, so she was aware of the main reason why she was engaged with the Hero.

She awakened a Title, and its traits enhanced her charm like no other. Even the Empress would instantly be eclipsed by her appearance. It was why she was prohibited from leaving outside.

When the door closed without a sound, Celine opened her eyes and stared at the door glass, illuminating a moonlight in her room. It was the only source of light chasing the darkness to completely engulf her room, as her lamp had been extinguished with a single blow of her father from a distance.

Celine sat up, and her pristine feet touched the cold floor. She didn't mind it, even though her slippers were not far from her.

She stood up with bare feet and walked towards the balcony without making a sound until her gorgeous face was illuminated by the moonlight.

She closed her eyes and tilted her head upward, feeling the basking of the moonlight. The moonlight boosted her charm, highlighting her pretty slim face that could instantly capture every man's heart.

The moonlight slightly intensified as though it wanted to brighten her unblemished milky white face, even causing her golden eyelashes to exhibit its elegant curved body.

If only someone was fortunate to capture this moment, then they would instantly engrave it in their core memory. Sadly, not everyone was blessed with luck.

While she enjoyed the basking of the moonlight, her thoughts ran contrarily. She was also feeling emotional, realizing her father went as far as to dictate her future, for the sake of herself, even without her consent.

She didn't know if she would feel grateful for her father's decision, knowing it was for her sake, but thinking of the actual reason why she was betrothed to the Hero made her feel she was betrayed.

Sometimes, whenever she thought of her Title, she treated it as a curse, for it completely changed her life. Perhaps, the traits of the Title should be every woman's dream, but her view was completely different.

'It is a curse.'

She sighed.

'Why did the Goddess make my life miserable and difficult? Before I even awakened my Title, I had many friends… many of them who I could play with. Now, I don't even know what they are doing, and sometimes I wonder if they ever remember me.'

A bitter smile formed on her gorgeous face.

She shook her head, dismissing those negative thoughts after a long sigh. She opened her eyes but promptly squinted them when the moonlight almost blinded her vision. She tilted her head downward and attempted to open her eyes again.

The golden star-shaped iris finally revealed itself, reflecting the image of the door glass. She walked towards it and opened them with each of her hands, grasping the two-door knob.

A cold wind assaulted her face, or exactly her whole body, causing her hair and clothes to flutter, and her body trembled from the sudden chill. It didn't take long for her to get used to the cold, and despite the floor being colder than inside her room, she still walked towards the balcony.

"This is exactly my stress reliever," she mumbled.

She grasped the balcony railings and breathed the cold air for a long while. When she exhaled five seconds later, she felt the heavy weight on her heart alleviated slightly.

She finally managed to clear her mind.

She looked below and saw their garden and quickly grew bored from watching the same sight.

"Still nothing changed," she said, downcasted.

She placed her elbow on the balcony railings, and thankfully, it was covered with sleeves, preventing her unblemished elbow from being tainted by dust and dirt. She then placed her hand on her cheek, seemingly feeling bored and lost in thought again.

Her vision unknowingly caught the seven moons hanging in the sky, and some of them obscured by the clouds.

The seven moons exactly made the Dreka world filled with different branches of Aether Element.

Most of the time, especially at night, every person meditates before they sleep since it is the best time to gather the Aether Element to their bodies and then form each stage of the core.

But Celine wasn't interested to meditate today as today's event was disturbing her mind.

Suddenly, she heard a sound of an object hitting the floor of the balcony, which came behind her, and was startled, breaking her from her thoughts. She quickly looked around and caught a book laying on the floor motionlessly, as though it fell from above.

Celine quickly looked upward and saw nothing strange or a sign of a person dropping the book. She walked towards the book and picked it up.

She then discovered the cover text and frowned, trying to recall the language of the text, and then covered her mouth in surprise, dropping the book when she recognized it.