He was my only meaning. For him, I crossed out the future and children’s dreams, shamed my House—which for centuries served at the court of the Beast Kingdom and held the highest positions. Yielding to my feelings, I became just one of hundreds of concubines. And for what?
My life turned into a luxurious cage of prohibitions and rules—but it brought no happiness. Perhaps I’ve been given a second chance, at last, to break free from the freedom I never dared to dream of? Or am I doomed to choose wrong again and again?