Volume I: Chapter 6

2nd May, XXXX I woke up extra early this morning. I could not sleep last night. I went to meet Mother immediately after breakfast.  “Mother, you really didn’t write to Prince Sebastian before my birthday?” “No, I did not. How many times do I have to tell you. Do I need to swear on my power to prove what I’m …

Volume I: Chapter 5

1st May, XXXX Mother agreed to break off the engagement if Sebastian and I do not get along. The next thing I have to do is to tell Sebastian. I am sure he will agree. He doesn’t care who he is going to marry. He is a workaholic. He cares about his kingdom and his subjects, but never his wife.  …

Volume I: Chapter 4

23rd April, XXXX I did some experiment on my power. As I thought, something is wrong. The limit of my power has greatly reduced. I can now only control one drop of water without getting sick and coughing out blood.  One drop. I thought controlling a tea cup of water was lame. Now guess what happens to my power? One …

Volume I: Chapter 3

12th April, XXXX My power is a bit weird.  I decided to let go of being tactful and get straight to the point. That’s the only way I could talk with Mother. (That’s what I learned after 3 failed attempts. Every time I brought up my engagement, she started to become dreamy.) “Mother, I want to break off my engagement …

Volume I: Chapter 2

7th April, XXXX Breaking off the engagement is going to be hard.  I decided to talk with Mother about my engagement with the prince today. Mother was good friend with late Queen Henrietta, Prince Sebastian’s mother. Before the two of them were married, they made a pact. Their children will marry each other. Don’t ask me why they did that, …

Volume I: Chapter 1

4th April, XXXX Is this what afterlife looks like? The exact copy of your past life, but restarting at the point before everything turns into ashes? Giving you another chance to make a totally different choice?  I am back to 4 years ago. The year when I was still 16. Wait… I am 16. My parents and brothers are still …

Volume I: |Before|

I pushed open the door to the throne room. Sebastian looked up from his throne with his eyebrow raised. A look of surprise on his usual emotionless face.  A moment of silence passed between the two of us. I broke eye contact with him. Head down, I glanced at my new glossy shoes and the fancy ball gown I was …