Chapter 10: Shattering Realities
>>Aelin
The music carried across the courtyard like waves, its rhythm echoing in my chest while I stood in the farthest corner, pressed against the cold stone wall, my cloak pulled tightly around me.
The shadows were hiding me from the celebration below. My hood cast a veil over my face, and I was grateful for the dimness.
It was better this way. Better not to be seen.
I looked at Draegon and Ruoxy. They looked... perfect. Together, they were everything the demon race could want in a royal couple. Strength, beauty, unity.
"Love live Prince Draegon!! Long Live Princess Ruoxy!!" The crowd roared in approval, chanting their names in unison. I flinched at the sound, shrinking further into the shadows. They were already calling Ruoxy Princess... I had the title but people didn't address me with it...
I couldn't tear my gaze away.
Not from the way Draegon looked at her, from afar, I could only see his smile, but it was so wide it looked off. I could never have thought that he was capable of smiling like that.
I felt like I was suffocating.
The cheers grew louder when Draegon raised his hand for silence. His deep voice carried effortlessly across the courtyard.
"Tonight, we celebrate not only victory but the bonds that give us strength," he said, his tone steady and commanding.