"Are you fine now?" Mizuha asked

Yura sighed as she said "Taking a bath does not erase the pain"

"I can't sit properly, I can't walk properly, I can't do anything with this weak body" she added

"So that's the reason why the crown prince went missing for too long, you were tempting him" Mizuha stated

Yura sighed as she said "Why is it always my fault?"

"That's because you let flies bother you" Mizuha stated

"What's that supposed to mean?" Yura stated

Just then, a servant suddenly knock on the door as he said "Her highness the queen has requested Yura Izumi at her residence"

"It's already night time, I wonder what the queen need me for" Yura uttered

"Well if you had something to do then I'll be going to Shin" Mizuha stated

Yura nodded her head and went into the queen's residence

As Yura entered the queen's room, she found Yumiha and the queen sitting while having some tea

"Your Highness, you have called for me?" Yura asked

"Why don't you join us for tea?" Yoshino stated

Yura sat beside Yumiha and accepted the tea served by the queen

‘Why do I feel a heavy atmosphere around here?’ Yura thought to herself

"As you know, when the time comes that the crown prince will become the king, I will be chosen as his queen based on my capabilities and influence as the daughter of the head of the Fei clan" Yumiha stated

"I only want what's best for this nation so a woman like you who does not have a strong background will only be a bother to my son's reign" Yoshino stated

‘So the Queen and Lady Yumiha has this bond’ Yura thought

"What is it that both of you wanted from me?" Yura asked

'We want you to stay away from the crown prince, I want you to return to your hometown" Yumiha stated

"Or you could marry the third prince if you really want to be a member of the Aikawa clan, after all that boy seems to like you" Yoshino stated

‘Why would I when I can just marry the crown prince’ Yura thought

Yura gently smiled as she said "I only belong to the crown prince therefore I don't get to decide on my own especially in this kind of things"

"If the crown prince wants to throw me out then I will gladly go but I can't leave him without his permission" she added

Yura took a drink on the tea in one go and stood up as she said "It was an honor to have a tea with the queen but it's already dark so I will be going now"

The moment Yura opened the door, the silhouette of the most good-looking man in the whole nation is standing right before her

"It seems like I can't even leave you alone for a second or else flies will be swarming around you" Kaname stated

"Darling" Yura happily uttered

Kaname's sight landed at the two persons behind her back

‘Why is my head feeling dizzy all of a sudden?’ Yura thought

Yumiha immediately stood up as she said "Your Highness, congratulations on your coronation"

"Have you just arrived?" Yoshino asked

In the next second, Yura's sight went blur then she suddenly lose her balance and was about to fall when a sturdy arm caught her on time

"Are you alright?" Kaname asked

Yura nodded her head when suddenly she was lifted up and carried into his arms

"Is it poison or just a sleeping drug?" Kaname stated

"What are you talking about?" Yumiha asked

"It's just a sleeping drug" Yoshino stated

‘So the tea had something in it, as expected from the crown prince he can easily read a person's mind’ Yura thought

Before Yura lost her consciousness, she heard Kaname's threatening and cold voice

“If you ever do this kind of underhanded methods behind my back again then it won't just be settled calmly like this”

‘Even if it was not directed at me I was still scared by it, they didn't even know how to pacify him’ Yura thought as she dozed off to sleep

The next morning, the first thing that came into her sight upon waking up is the face of the man she love

Yura gazed upon it knowing that she won't grew tired of it in all of her lifetime

She slowly touched the long lashes that she love, the lips that captivated every part of her, his pointy nose that she adores

‘This is the first time that I woke up first, should I go cook for him like Mizuha does?’ Yura thought to herself

Yura slowly grabbed his hand that was wrapped around her waist and tried to get away from his hold when suddenly she was even pulled into a tight embrace

"Where are you going?" he asked

"You're awake?" Yura uttered

‘I thought he was sleeping’ Yura thought as she gave him a little peck on his lips then she ruffled his hair

"Let's go take a bath" Yura stated

"Shower me with kisses first" Kaname stated

Yura laughed as she said "Who would have thought that this nation's crown prince is pampered by a commoner like me"

"You're going to become my one and only queen" Kaname stated

After a while, they took a bath and Yura helped Kaname put on his clothes

"When you become the king, can I still be the one to help you put on your clothes?" Yura uttered

Kaname nodded his head as he said "That will be your duty as my queen"

"But the duty of the queen is to protect and help the nation and its people alongside with the king and I don't even have that power and this kind of duty is meant to be done by the king's concubines" Yura stated

Kaname leaned down and kissed her forehead as he said "I'm strong enough, even as a crown prince I can easily surpassed my father, I don't need a queen who can get me stronger, all I need is a queen like you"

‘The words I wanted to hear seems like an impossible dream but once spoken it becomes a miracle’ Yura thought

Yura happily smiled as she said "I would probably be the happiest woman right now"

"I had something to do right now so will you be alright with Mizuha around?" Kaname asked

"Don't worry, I'll be fine" Yura uttered with a smile

"If you ever get called again be sure to have a servant inform me first" Kaname stated

Yura nodded her head as she said "I will"

‘You worry too much’ Yura thought to herself

A while later, Yura and Mizuha were taking a stroll in the king's garden

"Mizuha, have you ever noticed that the king's garden is similar to Concubine Ayumi?" Yura uttered

"All the gardens in the Aikawa clan are the same, they had flowers in it" Mizuha replied

"The queen's garden are full of roses while the king and Concubine Ayumi's garden are full of lilies" Yura stated

"Well maybe Concubine Ayumi was the one who made this for the king" Mizuha stated

"You know I have always wondered if they both love each other the same way" Yura uttered

"How would you know that?" Mizuha asked

"The way they look at each other is full of longing and endearing, should we go near the pond?" Yura stated

"I'll go see if the food is ready while you go strolling in the pond" Mizuha stated

Yura nodded her head in response

Just as Mizuha had gone away, a cold steel was suddenly directed at Yura's neck that made her body immediately stopped from moving

"Follow us quietly and we will do you no harm" an unknown man stated

The next moment, Yura woke up inside a cold and dark cell with her hands and legs being tied up

‘I don't know what happened but the only thing I remember is that I tried to get away from that person afterwards I suddenly fainted’ Yura thought

"Where am I?" Yura uttered

"Tell her she had woken up" A guard stated

"Understood" another guard replied

‘Her?, I don't have any enemies but there are possible persons who want me gone’ Yura thought to herself

After a moment, just as Yura expected

The silhouette of a graceful woman came into sight

"What are you doing?" Yura stated as she glared at her

Yumiha gently smiled as she said "I didn't want to do this but you leave me no choice, guards start the torture"

"What?!" Yura uttered in shock

In the next second, the two men that was guarding the cell walked towards her and in an instant they ripped her clothes off

"Please don't!, Stop!" Yura shouted in anger

"Let me hear that moaning voice of yours again, will you?" Yumiha uttered with a smile

"Kaname will hate you if you do this!" Yura shouted

Yumiha rolled her eyes as she said "On second thought let's go with whipping her back with the rope first"

"I wonder if Kaname will still do it with you if I leave some scars on your body, after that do whatever you want with her" Yumiha stated

Without a warning, all of Yura's clothes have been stripped and her back was continuously whipped by a large rope

Tears continually fell out from her eyes and echoes from her scream can be heard through her own ears as the violent hitting against her back kept repeating

"Stop!..please..I beg you" Yura uttered in pain

"Beg?, now you want to beg!" Yumiha shouted

"I started chasing him at the age of 7, it took me 15 years of patience and persistence just to be able to stay by his side and watch him from afar" Yumiha stated

"I experienced complete hopelessness for 3 whole months, it was the worst days of my life" she added

Yura can sense Yumiha's deep anger on her as her body shake from the pain it felt

Yumiha looked down at Yura as she said "I had known Kaname for a long time while you only knew him for a while and you tried to steal him from me!"

"I won't give Kaname to you especially now that he's the crown prince, it only made me believe that we really are made for each other" she added

"I'm sorry" Yura uttered

Her voice became hoarse from all the screaming and the burning sensation from her back was stinging in pain

Yumiha scoffed as she said "Sorry?, can sorry be enough for the years I've spent trying to achieve my goal?"

"Kaname was my only goal and you took it from me!" she shouted in anger

Yura's tears had already dried up and once again she was lashed with the rope endlessly and only loud screams escape from her mouth

‘It hurts’ she thought over and over again

"Alright stop it, go made your way with her, once Kaname knew you had been touched by some man I'm sure he would look at you with disgust" Yumiha stated

"No!, please...don't!" Yura pleaded

‘My throat hurts so much already, I can't scream anymore’ Yura thought

In the next second, the man that grabbed her hand suddenly flopped down as blood flowed from his body

Yura looked ahead and a silhouette of a man in dark clothes holding its sword that was dripping with blood appeared at her blurry sight

Once again Yura was overcome with great fear upon seeing the scary man who just mercilessly killed a person in one slashed

"Why..are...you...here?" Yumiha stuttered

Just then, she heard the slashing sound of a sword from ahead accompanied with a woman's scream

"Ahhhh..." Yumiha screamed

"A scar on the face is not enough to hide your ugliness, if I kill you now that would be unfair, I'll be sure to torture you from now on" he coldly stated

‘Kaname?’ Yura thought

Yura wanted to call out his name but no words came out from her mouth

In the next second, she was immediately released out from the shackles and the moment she was freed, she was instantly enveloped in a warm embrace

"I'm sorry, it's my fault" Kaname stated as she felt his his tears dripping from her shoulder

Yura held the hem of his clothes and rested her head on his chest before losing all her consciousness