Afterward, Cyrus devoted himself to helping the merfolk, returning those still suffering from cruel experiments back to the ocean. In front of everyone else, he was still the calm, collected, and reliable Cyrus. But in private, away from the public eye, Cyrus was consumed with regret and desperation, for Marina didn’t even leave him a … Read more
Chapter 9 I shook my head. Perhaps it was because my body was completely destroyed, but my soul had started to become lighter and lighter, as if I was about to fade out of existence. Cyrus wanted to grab my hand, but each time he reached for me, he missed. In the end, I was … Read more
I chuckled bitterly. Cyrus finally found out about what Emily had been doing to me, but it was already too late. I was already late after all, so what was the use of punishing Emily at this point?” Emily’s eyes widened in disbelief, and she shrieked, “I’m venomous?! How dare you! If I’m venomous, then … Read more
Chapter 8 If I wasn’t already dead, I would probably be scared witless by how Emily was acting, but now? I was too tired to care. Emily stepped closer, her sharp, silver dagger glinting as she moved. Seeing that a majority of my body had already turned to seafoam made her laugh with glee, and … Read more
Bam! Not able to control his emotions, Cyrus punched the mage to the ground. “Useless! All of you! I didn’t spend so much money hiring you to hear you blabber excuses! If you can’t cure Marina, then you will be laid to rest with her!” The mages wanted to speak up in resistance, but cowered … Read more
Chapter 7 My soul floated in midair, my emotions no longer stirred by anything Cyrus did. In the past few years, Cyrus had been nothing but obedient to Emily, but now that I was dead, his attitude towards her became cold again. What in the world was going through his mind? Emily, having just given … Read more
Earlier, in his rush to save me, he’d completely ignored the smell of the basement. Now, looking around, he realized mold grew all over the damp, wooden floors, and that this place was in no condition for anyone to live in. I never had my own room before, only living in Cyrus‘ wardrobe at night. … Read more
Chapter 6 Cyrus was dumbfounded, as if he’d been struck by lightning. “But… But I saw the merfolk take you away back then…” Cyrus‘ mother replied gravely. “That was just an act we put on, one that we decided on together with the merfolk! “Cyrus, our ancestors had once offended a powerful dark sorcerer, and … Read more
His father looked at me with a pained expression, nodding heavily. “Go get her to seawater, right now!” Cyrus dashed out with my broken body in his arms. The pack had a research lab connected to the ocean, but it was already too late. I could no longer be saved. “Don’t scare me, Marina… Why … Read more
Chapter 5 In the next moment, Cyrus fell to his knees, trembling as he cradled me in his arms. As the Alpha King, he had never knelt to anyone before, but now he seemed to care about nothing else. All he could see was me, gradually fading away. His arms trembled as he tightened his … Read more