Haru_Catty

In a post-apocalyptic world, Princess Sofia fancies a commoner on the streets and follows him to the Mountains of Death from where she ends up in a 17th-century mansion, where the commoner - Heinrich - is the owner of the mansion and the Princess is forced to work for him. 
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“What do you want from me?” The Princess asked frustratingly. 

“You must think you are the main character or something.” The man chuckled, “Sofia, I want nothing from you. You followed me. I did not abduct you.” 

“I made a mistake. I request you to send me back.” 

“I cannot,” The man replied. “It is not under my command. It comes and goes.”

“What does that mean?” 

“That means you are stuck here. Probably for life.” 
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[Excerpt]

Heinrich completely ignored her, slipped the keys to the room into the little pocket of his coat, and tried to walk away from the crime scene. The Princess quickly grabbed his arm, trying to reach out for his pocket with her other hand. 

Heinrich immediately grabbed her hand and pulled her toward himself, then pushed her to the wall, holding both her hands to it. He frowned at her with all the rage he had in his body. But it didn’t hide the lingering sorrow in his eyes. They could tear up any moment now. 

The Princess didn’t know if she wanted to feel sad for him or resent him. He was a confusing man. 

“L-Let me go…” The Princess sheepishly demanded. 

“Why?” Heinrich asked with anger. “Who told you to meddle in my affairs?” 

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[Disclaimer: This novel is a slow burn.]
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This novel is the prequel to 'Dilemma: The Chip System'. However, it's a standalone novel and you don't need to read 'Dilemma: The Chip System' to understand it. I do recommend reading it for extra spice. 
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This novel has taken intuition from the history of Europe. However, it is fictional and by no means connected to the real events of history.
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Cover Artist: https://www.instagram.com/alina._.smthng/

Eternal Castle

Kaspar slowly removed the white cloth from the body. August leaned forward to inspect it more clearly. There were bruises all over the dead body, showing clear signs of abuse. Worst of all, the body had decomposed beyond recognition.

"Send her body to the other body. If someone recognizes her or knows her, they may hold her funeral," August instructed the guards. "If no one knows her, just bury her." They nodded, grabbing the ends of the stretcher and taking the body away.

"Why do you not wait for the Great Father?" Warin asked in confusion, "I heard he was close to this woman."

"Lady Sofia was close to Elisabeth Weiss as well. I would like to know why you rushed the funeral," Kaspar asked.

August looked at the two adults in front of him. They spoke to August with much respect. Even though they were adults, they didn't disrespect August in any way. That's why August didn't mind when they questioned his decisions solely out of curiosity.

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