The Masked Vampire King's Accidental Bride
Chapter 474: The glass castle of trust and love broke

Chapter 474: The glass castle of trust and love broke

Elliana wiped her cheeks before walking to the washroom and washing her face.

Once she ensured she looked alright, she walked back to the bed and lay flat on her side, looking at the moon one last time before she closed her eyes.

’Something terrible is about to happen. It’s related to Sebastian. But no matter what, don’t leave him,’

Yaretzi’s words echoed in her ears, and another tear rolled down her cheeks.

’If you love and care for him, you will leave him and try your best to stay away so he doesn’t get caught up in your mess,’ Leila’s words came next, and she snuggled in the blanket in a cocoon shape.

If she loved him, she would leave him.

Love wasn’t all about staying close and having a beautiful life together. It was about sacrificing yourself if the person you love is happy without you.

That was what Nathaniel did for her too. That was what she needed to do. If she wanted to see him have a happy life and get what he wanted, the throne, she would have to leave him for good.

She was hesitating earlier.

A part of her wanted to believe that despite his hatred for the dark witches and how he drew the line of acceptance with everything apart from that species, he would still give her a chance.

As selfish as it sounded in her head, she wanted to believe it, and that was the same reason she was conflicting with her own thoughts and actions. She wanted Mr. Marino to let go of his animosity or whatever it was and give in to her, to suffer a little just to keep her with himself.

She was no saint, and she agreed with it.

Elliana had thought everything in her head, but after hearing that kind of conversation, the conversation slapped her back into the reality that no matter how strong she was or how much she loved him, she would never be compatible with him. How was she supposed to keep her hopes high and straight?

It crumbled.

Like a glass castle that was attacked by a single pebble, causing a crack, it crumbled and broke into millions of shards.

She wiped the corner of her eyes on the pillow cover.

It wasn’t long before the sound of the door opening came, and she shut her eyes even tighter.

"Is my princess already sleeping? Huh... " Sebastian whispered, walking to her.

He lifted the blanket a little to see her face before pausing, his brows furrowing when he saw the moisture on the pillow cover.

"Are you having another nightmare, Cara? Shhhh, it’s alright. I am here. I won’t let anything happen to you," Sebastian whispered to her, making her want to break into another series of pity crying, but she knew better. She knew not to make a noise and alert him.

"Please forgive me for my decisions, Cara. It will hurt a little, but I hope in the end you understand this is important to me. That’s why I am apologizing in advance for what I am going to do," Sebastian whispered to her before he got into the bed and hugged her, kissing her forehead as he patted her back.

’Her work is done. She is not compatible. I don’t want insignificant distractions. Brooklyn is the perfect girl,’ The words resonated in her ears once again, and she let her tears fall freely on his shirt as she hugged him closer, knowing all too well, that he wouldn’t belong to her after 36 or so hours.

’No apology can heal what you have broken today, Mr. Marino,’ Elliana thought in her mind, letting sleep consume her.

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In the morning,

Elliana walked downstairs, her expression holding no emotion as she walked to the dining room to have her breakfast like usual.

"Princess, I have prepared all your favorite dishes today. I am not sure if I will get the chance to feed you again since you will be moving to the royal palace soon, but I hope you like it," The chef said, rubbing his hands in nervousness to control his emotions.

Elliana raised her head and looked at him straight in the eyes, the tears in his eyes, softening her heart a little.

"Then in that case, if I want to hire you to be my personal chef, will you come?" Elliana asked.

Miss Zoya looked at the chef, who was clearly caught off-guard.

"Well, I would like to live in a place where my talent is praised. I will surely love to become your personal chef, princess," The chef said, thinking Elliana was only joking about the matter.

Why would she need a personal chef in a royal palace? Then again, they may hire him if the Princess says she only loves his cooking.

The chef nodded to himself.

Elliana ate breakfast in silence.

Miss Zoya kept looking at the princess, feeling like something was wrong with her today.

This was the first time she started eating without thinking or asking about the prince. Miss Zoya looked at the slightly swollen eyes of the princess and sighed.

It looked like the poor soul had a nightmare again.

She was informed by the Prince right after a few days when the princess came that the girl gets nightmares sometimes and they are very bad.

"Miss Zoya, since my exams are over, my university friends wanted to have a party. Please help me convey the message to Mr. Marino. I know that we have to leave for the royal palace in the evening. That’s why it would be good if he could send the chauffeur to take me directly to the royal palace in the evening," Elliana said, wiping the corner of her lips.

Miss Zoya looked at the princess and didn’t know what to say.

This wasn’t right. The prince was in his office room and having a meeting. Though he said not to disturb him, he would surely like to know where his wife was going or he would surely cause a ruckus.

"Is there a problem?" Elliana asked when the caretaker didn’t say anything.

"No, princess. I just thought it would be appropriate for you to tell him the schedule change yourself. He might not -" Miss Zoya couldn’t complete her sentence as Elliana raised from her seat and looked at the caretaker.

"He is going to be crowned tomorrow, Miss Zoya. Do you think it would be appropriate for me to keep disturbing him for every little thing? It’s high time I start acting a bit maturely, no? He is going to get even more busy starting tomorrow," Elliana gave a fake smile to the caretaker who smiled and nodded in return.

"It’s amazing how you have so much confidence in our prince that he will get the crown," Miss Zoya chuckled, thinking it was funny.

Elliana before last night would’ve thought that it was cute and had blushed at the sentence, but not anymore.

"Of course, I trust him. After all, he can do anything and everything to get that crown. Victory is bestowed upon the people who are ready to sacrifice everything for their goals and dreams," Elliana whispered and took her purse.

She turned around, ready to leave when she remembered something.

"Uncle, the food today was really delicious. I won’t forget the kindness and love that you put into making my food," Elliana smiled at the chef, who found it a bit odd at the formality but nodded nonetheless.

"I am glad you loved it," The chef smiled, making Elliana nod.

"Princess, should I call the chauffeur -"

"I have already asked Mr Ambrose to drop me off at the cafe. Don’t worry about it," Elliana whispered, and Miss Zoya, though surprised, smiled and nodded.

Elliana left the palace without looking back and Miss Zoya sighed.

"Something is going on," the caretaker commented as she wiped the table once the maids took the dishes from the table.

"What do you mean?" The chef asked.

"Didn’t you feel it? This... I don’t know how to pinpoint it. Everything was normal like she always is, but it was the aura she was emanating... I don’t know... It was weird," Miss Zoya said, and the chef hummed.

"Maybe she is just worried about Prince’s busy schedule. Every lady is bound to feel like that. Didn’t you see how many times she mentioned the prince was busy and all? Maybe that’s why she left early too. So she won’t have to feel bored at home alone," The chef commented, and the caretaker hummed.

’I hope that’s the case and nothing more,’ Miss Zoya thought, continuing her work.