Chapter 306 (2/2)

When he was done speaking, he took a deep breath.

What was it that he didn’t tell me about?

When I looked at him curiously, suddenly the wind blew over him and me lightly.

As a result, white snow fell from the branches of the snow-covered tree.

His blue eyes suddenly turned upward. I was curious, so I looked back, tilting my head.

“Wow…”

I was just amazed at the wonderful scenery before my eyes. Silver buds were finally shooting forth above the branch from where the snowflake fell. I saw some petals about to bloom bashfully.

Can I finally see the flowers? Those silvery flowers I had never seen before?

“… Beautiful. ”

“Yes, indeed.”

“As I told you in the past, the flower really resembles you. Despite all kinds of difficulties, the tree has overcome and stood tall, just like you. Besides, just like you, the tree kept me on tenterhooks, making me wonder when the buds would bloom.”

Suddenly, my heart was full because I recalled him telling me the tree was really like me, watching it withering without ever blooming flowers.

If I really resembled that flower, can I expect only happy days with him in the future, just like the tree waiting for its buds to fully bloom?

The moment I looked back at him, blinking in great thrill, I saw a fantastic scene unfolding before my eyes. My eyes popped open. I felt like I was frozen on the spot because I was so surprised.

“Your Majesty…”

He smiled gently at me when I just looked up at him without even saying a word. Just like the knight in the old story told his woman, he raised my hand as if he was honoring me, and put his lips on the back of it.

I came to my senses when his warm breathing melted my frozen heart.

“Your Majesty, what are you doing …”

“Tia, I would like to tell you something.”

“Oh, please stand up. How can the ruler of the empire kneel before me? Please stand up.”

However, he would not move. Besides, he stopped me when I tried to kneel like him, at a loss about what to do.

Why is he doing this to me? What if somebody sees him?

I instinctively turned my gaze to the entrance of the garden. When I saw the royal knights watching us as if they were shocked, I became more and more nervous.

What should I do? It would be difficult to have each of them keep it secret.

Right at that moment I heard him whispering, while I was agonizing over how to cope with the situation.

“Swearing on the blood flowing through my body…”

I stiffened at that moment. What did he say a moment ago?

When I slowly turned my head, my eyes met his navy blue eyes. He stared at me when I looked at him curiously, and opened his mouth.

“And my pounding heart…”

I opened my eyes wide. Didn’t I hear him wrong?

In other words, he’s now swearing it now? The oath of blood , the ancient covenant between the Monique family and the imperial royal family?

“With all my life and heart…”

I put my hands on my pounding heart, breathing out roughly. My trembling eyes reflected his navy blue eyes full of his strong resolve.

Suddenly, I was choked up with emotions.

“I want to devote my whole life to you.”

“…Your Majesty.”