●Around The Palace●

The weather was a bit cloudy and dark followed by rain that fell to wet the earth. In that weather the people gathered to see a sentence handed down to a man who had rebelled against the emperor.

Kill him! He deserves to be punished!He dare to insult the royal family! Cut off his head! Let his family watch his punishment!

Commomers scream filled the whole palace and the whole punishment place.

"This is the face who just insulted the Imperial Family and His Majesty,the Emperor by sending a dead hawk to His Majesty! The Grand Duke Hamilton,was in charged of treason and insulting the Imperial Family!" said Crown Prince.The grand duke was lifeless and brought to the place to face his punishment while being accompanied by the screams of the crowd.He was then brought to face his family first to utter his last words.His face was covered with scars, bruises, blood and traces of abuse after being lightly sentenced in the Palace prison. His clothes were torn to reveal his body which was full of severe wounds and made it difficult for him to walk.As he walked towards his family members accompanied by the knight, he tried to soothe his wife who was crying incessantly.He tried to rub his wife's face even though his hands were handcuffed.

"Stop crying, I don't like to see you in this situation. I really deserve to be punished for insulting them. I'm sorry I can't keep my promise to you and our child. I failed to continue with our family.Please stop crying im begging you,my love..." Tears began to fall after he spoke to his wife. He tried to wipe away his wife’s tears and his wife held his hand quickly and tightly begging him not to leave her and their daughter.He shakes his head and begging her to let go his hand.

"No I can't accept all this. You didn't do all that! You never insulted your best friend and you never killed anyone in the royal family! You were badly betrayed by the Crown Prince! No you can't leave us I can't live without you!Please im begging you,let's run away together and start a new life as a commoners,we can do that!Think about Mielle dear..she can't live without her father!" Im begging nonstop to Asher to not leave me alone like this.But then I,

"I beg you Your Highness, please reconsider his punishment he never did such a thing to the royal family! He is very loyal to the royal family I beg you! My daughter needs her father! I beg you please! Im willing do anything to prove he is being frame and was wrongly accused!"

I shouted with all my heart to beg the emperor to consider his crime even though he never once did it. I begged the crown prince to stop all this but ...

"Look Estelle.You were suppose to marry me but you end up choose this bastard instead.Why is that?He have nothing but just a good look.He even betrayed his own childhood bestfriend,"

I can't stand it anymore he not only stabbed his best friend in the back, but he insulted him at our wedding.He was just obsessed with me this is not love but obsession.I was so angry that I spat in his face..He just laughing and slapped me very hard.

"Estelle!You bitch,dont touch her!"

Asher tried to defend me and then the crown prince ordered that he be taken to a place to be beheaded..

"No,no no!Please Zach im begging you,you cant do this to your childhood friend!Zach im begging you!"

He suddenly touch my face,come closer to me.I hugged my daughter tightly and close her eyes.

"This what will happen when someone took what i want Estelle,you are my treasure and i will always do anything i can to get you and marry you.Betrayed is nothing in royal family, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!"

l was shocked by his words. Is the reason he traps Asher just because he loves me? This reason doesn't make sense at all! I hugged my daughter and she suddenly cried...

"Mommy, why did they put dad's head on that thing? The thing is dangerous it can cut off dad's head, and dad will die.Is Daddy gonna died?but why?"

She said that while sobbing and crying so hard.Mielle was very close to her father and she always played with her father a lot.I cant let her watch this....

"Mielle...Mommy is very sorry because Mommy couldn't protect your father at all.He will died because of me today.Mommy is very stupid to let all of this happen..its happen to fast.."

Is it wrong to fall in love with the person I love? Why is he punished like this just because he loves me? I'm sorry my dear, I'm powerless to stop all this. But you can't leave me in this way, what do I have to say to Mielle ?This is too much for me to take it...

Accompanied by the screams of the crowd with angry feelings towards the man, his head was bowed towards the decapitator. He looked sad and tried to hold back his tears. At the direction of the Crown Prince, the decapitator knife will now be released...

"KILL HIM!"

I immediately closed Mielle's eyes with my hand and hugged her as hard as I could. Then I heard a melancholy and sad voice ..

"Goodbye...my love,Estelle...."

That voice reminded me of our beautiful memories of when we first met, made love and when I was betrothed by him..those days..times flew very fast.

●Estelle Memory's Flashback●

"You what?"-Estelle

"I liked you Estelle.."-Asher

"Lets get married!"-Asher

"You dummy why would i said no?"-Estelle

"This child was a very precious gift ever i have received..thank you my love"-Asher

"This is our daughter,"-Estelle

●End of Flashback●

Those memories...why it was so painful for me?Im just about to be happy..When I thought about the old memory, a splash of blood hit my dress. When I raised my head, he was punished. He is no longer in this world, he has left us...forever.I have no words to say...im totally speechless...Mielle started to cry again so hard.I tried to calm her down but I? I myself was not calm after seeing his head beheaded in front of me. I began to cry sobbing non -stop and try to calm Mielle.But then suddenly a cold hand rubbed my head. I raised my head and it was the Crown Prince. He looked at me with a smile and tried to touch my daughter.

"Now that he finally died,i can finally take you in and make you my wife,Estelle.Mielle needs a father too right?I can be her father and a husband to you,Estelle.If you tried to fight back,then i will make sure to do the same thing to you".

*He said it with a cold smile, without guilt after stabbing his own best friend in fact he stole his own best friend's wife. He is not human, he is a stupid animal..

"To be continued*..."

~***End Of Chapter 1***~

Notes:Hello everyone!Thank you for reading my very first novel!Im so sorry if the grammar was very bad since English is not my native language( •́ ̯•̀ )But im tried to improve more to make sure you satisfy with my works⚈͒◡⚈͒.See you in chapter 2˃ᴗ˂!BYE BYE!