Chapter 1: Why is he here?
"Why are you here? Isn't today your wedding day?" Adeline's heart was racing, she didn't understand what was happening, she used to have some hope that her friends would wake up and become their old selves again but with every event that transpired she had completely lost that hope.
But there he was, dressed so handsomely in his wedding clothes standing in front of her. Was this it? Did she get her friend back? There was darkness in his eyes which made her feel uneasy.
She refused to go to his wedding, she could not see her childhood friend succumb to the plot and marry the so-called 'saintess'.
"I've come for my bride."
"What?"
His words made her stumble, just what was he talking about? Today was the grandest celebration in the Empire's history. The Crown Prince was marrying the Holy Saintess, a great way to show the unity between the two most important factions in the Empire!
"I said," He stepped closer and closer until there was no gap between the two, his hand reached for her cheek and adjusted her face as he leaned to kiss her, "I have come for my bride."
Adeline was too stunned to respond, her mind was full of a million questions but no answers. Staring at the piercing blue eyes in front of her she didn't know what to say. There was no kindness in his eyes, there was only a raging madness that crept all the way to his heart.
She did not know who he was, this wasn't... Her friend. The man in front of her was very different from the Cassian she knew. With every step she took back, he took one forward. He wasn't letting her go that easy.