"You look beautiful," her father complimented as they waited behind the large doors of the newly renovated holy courtroom of Astoria. It brought a small smile to her face as he held her still, as if sensing her backup plan to run and leave everything behind in case she feels like not being able to do it anymore.
"And don't worry about anything. You will be fine and you will do well because I will never leave your back. I will be present at all times to support you and…"
She turned in shock when he broke out into an s sob. His hands trembling around hers, which scared her a bit. Is it that horrific to be the alpha king or what?
"…forgive me for allowing the goddess to force this down upon your shoulders when it is clear you are not ready, but you pretend to be."
Eva's attention returned to the doors. It's now established who her true enemies were. The first on the list being her darling Ree-ree and the other being the god of this world.