62 Beast Priestess (1/2)

TILLY was satisfied with how she looked.

For today's ceremony, she wore a maroon dress with a black mesh top. She also wore a complete set of jewelry. Her earrings, necklace, bracelet, ring, and brooch all had black pearls.

Her hair was neatly tied in a bun and she used black lipstick.

Leni and Lani were shocked by her bold choice of makeup but the twins both agreed that she pulled it off nicely.

[I really have a sexy charm.]

Anyway, when she heard a knock on the door followed by her husband's voice, she asked the maids to leave. After giving her and Kiho a polite greeting, the twins left the room.

”Honey, are you done?”

Tilly turned around when Kiho stood behind her.

Oh.

Her husband looked so dashing in his uniform as the captain of the Black Serpent Knights. His black tunic jacket with velvet collar and cuffs and golden one-shoulder cape really made him look ten times hotter. And the black gloves. Damn, it looked so good on him.

[God, thank you for giving me another chance to marry this man.]

”Hi, gorgeous,” Tilly greeted her husband who had a funny look on his face. He looked half pleased-half scared while checking out her dress. ”What's wrong?”

”Tilly, you look wonderful,” Kiho said when he looked at her face. ”But why do you like you're attending a funeral? We're not going to pay respects to Miss Lahara since we don't have access to the White Tower.”

Of course she knew that.

But she still dressed that way because she wanted to secretly ”mourn” Princess Nia. Well, the b*tch unfortunately survived but she would make sure that once she woke up, she couldn't lay a finger on her and her family ever again.

At first, she felt guilty for Lahara's death. But she reminded herself that if the mage-knight was still alive, she would have killed her first under the princess's order just to get her heart.

[But next time, I'll be wiser when I make another kill.]

”Wearing dark clothes would make me look slimmer,” Tilly lied. It wasn't like she could tell Kiho that she wore dark clothes to mock the comatose princess. Well, it was kind of petty of her to do that but she wanted to express her joy through fashion. ”I'm worried that I look fat now that I'm pregnant.”

”You're not fat, Tilly. You don't look fat either,” Kiho said carefully. ”And even if you gain weight, that's fine. It's normal for pregnant women to gain weight, isn't it?”

She liked what he said but she decided to tease him. ”Kiho, I heard that most men cheat when their wives are pregnant. Once a woman's baby bump gets bigger, it will be hard for her to make love with her husband.” He blushed at what she said but she continued anyway. ”I heard that's exactly the reason why men cheat during those times.”

”I'll never cheat on you, Tilly,” he said seriously. ”Especially not for that shallow reason.”

Her playfulness vanished when she remembered why they divorced in her past life.

Well, Kiho fell in love with Lucina Morganna when they were still married. But that happened when their marriage had already fallen apart a long time ago. Plus, he didn't cheat on her behind her back. He went to her and asked her for divorce.

[But falling in love with someone else while you're married is considered as emotional cheating, isn't it?]

God, that gave a sharp pang in her chest.

Since the events that happened in her past life had long been changed, what if the timeline of Kiho and Lucina Morganna changed as well? What would she do if the two met earlier than expected? Would her husband still fall for Lucina Morganna again?

She knew that Kiho loved her now.

But she didn't want to underestimate the power of destiny.

To be honest, at first, she thought that she would be okay if Kiho and Lucina Morganna got together in this lifetime once again as long as she had Winter. She really thought that all she needed was her son. That she would survive without her husband.

But now, she couldn't bear the thought of losing Kiho to another woman.

”Tilly, what's wrong?” Kiho asked her worriedly. ”Why do you look like you're about to cry?”

”I'm upset,” she admitted. ”I'm upset at the thought of you falling in love with another woman.”

She brought that up but she still got upset.

[God, these hormones…]

”It won't happen,” he assured her. Then, he cupped her face between his hands. ”Do you not trust me, Tilly?”

”I trust you,” she said. ”But Kiho, can I hold onto you? Can I be possessive of you? Is it okay for me to think that all of you belong to me?”

”All of me belong to you, Tilly,” Kiho said. Then, he hugged her tight. ”No one can steal me away from you so don't be upset, okay?”

She wanted to cling to that.

[Yes, this is different from my past life so I should have more confidence.]

Plus, she was the original wife anyway.

”You're mine, Kiho,” Tilly said while hugging him tight. ”I won't share you with anyone.”

***

TILLY had to hold back her laughter while listening to Emperor Aku's rubbish speech.

Right now, she was in the Sky Plaza with her fellow nobles.

This time, they were joined but commoners. But of course, their classes were literally separated from one another.

The nobles were in the front of the stage. They were seated according to their ranks. Her father couldn't make it so she was his proxy. As a duke's daughter, she was seated in the front seat among other nobles with the same rank as her father.

Behind them were the marquises and marchionesses, followed by the earls and countesses, then by viscounts and viscountesses, and finally, the barons and baronesses.

At the further back were the commoners. Unlike them, the ordinary citizens didn't have seats for them. They were simply standing behind. Also, there was a barricade surrounding the nobles and the commoners weren't allowed to cross that.

[Gosh, the class war in the empire is this bad.]

Anyway, there was a makeshift stage in front of them. Of course, Emperor Aku was sitting on the throne. He was being guarded by the captains of the Four Orders.

[My husband is so gorgeous.]

Well, the other captains were also good-looking. They wore the same uniform as Kiho but the colors were different. It was red for Captain Denver, blue for Captain Sherwood, and yellow for Captain Ainsworth.

[They look like P*wer R*ngers.]

”Rest assured, we weren't attacked by rebels,” Emperor Aku said while standing in front of his subjects. The emperor looked dashing in his gold and red military uniform. This time, the usual playfulness on his face was replaced by solemnity. Understandable because his beloved fiancée was still in a coma. ”The rumors about the return of the Fire Mages aren't true as well.”

Tilly almost smiled at that.

[You're wrong about that, Your Majesty.]