[Bonus chapter]My Present and Future

Xenia's face turned dark as she walked straight to her bedchamber. She was supposed to prepare her personal things to bring io their journey, Plus, the clothes the royal seamstress had made for her were ready and delivered to her bedchamber right now. She had been excited to see them since Cordonian outfits were quite different from the ones she was used to in Ebodia.

Unfortunately for her, she was no longer in the mood to see them. Instead, she simply left them unseen inside their respective chests as she looked at the door with a burning gaze… She was waiting for Darius to arrive, but a few minutes of waiting later proved that he wouldn't show up. Her disappointment rose even further than usual.

Darius didn't even bother to go after her. Her face crumpled even further, recalling Bella's words from earlier.

"Watch not only for Clara but also for her?" she scoffed with a twitch in her mouth. "What a blunt warning!"