The Queen's Phantom

Horel Rivaldi was the only obstacle to her unlimited power on the continent. 

That's what she thought until she remembered the most important thing. It was like putting an object in the most visible place, and then walking past it for a very long time and not being able to find it.

So it was with the annoying Rafael de Mourey, who was like an eyesore.

Her jaw tightened as she remembered him and flashed an evil grin, clutching a tiny bottle of Raphael's blood in her hand. 

He was too careless, letting Tethys come to him, and although there was a risk that she would never leave him and would not betray him, he was the first to cut off all ties with the prophetess, declaring her unnecessary. 

This played into Lillian's hands at the right time and the most insidious plan she could ever think of matured in her head.