Chapter 3 --3 A beautiful monster
Elliana couldn't sleep. No matter how hard she tried, her heart wasn't at ease. Today was her last night as a free human, and she didn't know how to calm her heart.
Tomorrow was the day of her wedding to the vampire prince, and her mind couldn't help but feel concerned about her future.
"Miss Elliana, this is the dress that Madam Marla has chosen for the marriage," She heard the maid's words.
Elliana nodded at the maid to place the dress on the bed before she turned around and walked toward the balcony.
"You may leave after placing all the necessary things," Elliana mumbled, dazed, as the slight breeze blew her hair along with it as she took a deep breath, making her look even more enchanting in the moonlight.
She looked up at the shining moon before closing her eyes.
'Where are you, mom? Don't you miss me at all? Do you not know if I am alive? If yes, then why don't you reach out to me? Do you hate me like others? Am I a mistake to you too?' Elliana spoke as she opened her eyes and looked at the sky with sadness brewing in her heart.
"Do you think I have made the right decision? I did it to save Dad from all the humiliation he might feel because Madeline denied marrying the prince. I don't know if she is really infected. It's too hard to believe anyone anymore. It might be one of the tricks stepmom had to get me to marry the prince in place of Madeline, but did I have any choice?" Elliana blinked, tearing up at the memories of her mother that she didn't even have.
The hollow feeling in her heart eases whenever she thinks of her mom.
There is this vague image of a woman holding and smiling at her while laughing merrily. And that memory has been engraved in her heart and mind.
Elliana took out the pendant from her neck in her hand. Her father said she had this pendant when he found her, and she always believed this was her mother's.