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Alessandro found the butler in the hallway and told him that Abril had already woken up and to bring her something light to eat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he went to look for Sirius, who was in the library reading books, trying to find a way to help the princess. When he saw Alessandro, he was very surprised, since he hadn\u2019t left the princess\u2019s side at all since she had been asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHas something happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril has woken up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s good news.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it is, although what she said left me a bit concerned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what did the princess say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe already knows she possesses magic. She said her mother told her and gave her some earrings to help her control her magic until she knows how to do it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not really that strange. I\u2019ve heard that sometimes if a wizard\u2019s spirit is strong enough, it can continue to exist without a physical body. It all depends on how much mana the wizard has and if there\u2019s something keeping them in this world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril\u2019s mother died when she was a baby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSurely her spirit clung to her daughter; it\u2019s not very strange, actually.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like you to check on her and make sure everything is okay with her magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will do so.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Alessandro returned to the room, he found Cassian keeping her company. Sirius approached the Princess and asked her, \u201cHow are you feeling, Princess?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHungry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour food will be here soon. Be patient, they won\u2019t take long,\u201d Alessandro replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius took the Princess\u2019s hand, and after checking that her pulse was back to normal, he checked\u00a0<\/p>\n
that her magic was under control. He was very surprised to find that everything was fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow is she?\u201d Alessandro asked while looking at Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s fine, her magic is stable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Alessandro seemed relieved to hear Sirius confirm that Abril was okay.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sirius felt out of place in that room, so he said to Cassian, \u201cPrince Cassian, there\u2019s something I\u2019d like to discuss with you. Could we step out for a moment?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Sirius and Cassian left, a maid entered with a tray of food. After delivering it, she left them\u00a0<\/p>\n
alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took the spoon to feed her, but Abril said, \u201cI can manage on my own.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, but I want to do it. Open your mouth.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril obeyed and opened her mouth. Alessandro fed her as if she were a small child. When the soup was finished, he peeled an apple for her and cut it into pieces. While doing so, Alessandro asked her, \u201cDid your mother tell you anything else about your magic?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, she sealed my magic so my father wouldn\u2019t use me as a weapon. She did it to protect me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Abril said that, Alessandro felt miserable because he had thought of doing the same with her, using her to win the war. Abril continued speaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cApparently, one of the seals has broken, which is why my magic went out of control.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did one of the seals break?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it was when we made love. For a moment, our heartbeats became one. I think it was at that\u00a0<\/p>\n
moment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril took a piece of apple and put it in her mouth. Alessandro paused, trying to process what Abril was telling him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She continued saying, \u201cI always thought I was alone, but I was wrong. My mother has always been with me. I think that\u2019s one of the reasons why, despite everything I went through when I was young, I didn\u2019t die. She was taking care of me even when I couldn\u2019t see her. You know, I had never seen my mother\u2019s face because there was no portrait of her in the palace, but I could see her while I was unconscious. She was very beautiful, with blonde hair, as beautiful as threads of gold, and her eyes, I seem to have inherited them from her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro, seeing Abril so happy to have met her mother, said to her, \u201cI\u2019m so glad you got to meet\u00a0<\/p>\n
her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am too, and I\u2019m glad my mother sealed my magic when I was born because if she hadn\u2019t, my father would never have let me leave the kingdom of Laios. He thought he was getting rid of\u00a0<\/p>\n
wife.\u201d someone useless. I\u2019m glad it was that way; thanks to that, I\u2019m your\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI wasn\u2019t very kind when I met you, and for a while, I\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Paints\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril gave him a soft kiss on the lips and said, \u201cThat doesn\u2019t matter anymore, because now I\u2019m happy being by your side. I love you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou love me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I didn\u2019t want to admit it because I was afraid that if I gave you my heart, I would end up hurt, but it\u2019s useless to keep denying what I feel for you. I love you, Alessandro.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril\u2019s words were like daggers piercing Alessandro\u2019s heart, making him feel happy and also miserable for everything he had done to her up to that moment. For having thought of her the same way King Venobich had, for not taking care of her and loving her as she deserved, he set aside the tray that was between them, took her face in his arms, kissed her, and then apologized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are too good and kind; I\u2019m not worthy of your love; I don\u2019t deserve it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course you are, and I\u2019m happy that it is you. I\u2019m happy to be your wife.\u201d Abril asked him timidly, \u201cAren\u2019t you happy that I love you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro pressed his forehead against Abril\u2019s and, looking directly into her eyes, replied, \u201cOf course I am. I\u2019d be an i***t if I weren\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril lifted her face, kissed him, and said, \u201cOur marriage was something we were forced into, but it\u2019s up to us how we live it, whether we\u2019re happy or not. I\u2019ve decided to give you my heart, I\u2019ve decided to love you. What about you? Will you accept my feelings?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril waited anxiously for Alessandro\u2019s response. He kissed her and whispered between kisses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I choose to be with you, to love you, and to be happy by your side.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril smiled, her smile was beautiful and full of happiness. Alessandro had never been in love, but he was sure that what he felt at that moment must be it. The happiness he felt seeing her smile, being by her side. She was beautiful, not only on the outside but also on the inside. With her light, she had broken down his walls and entered his heart. It was useless to keep denying what was so obvious. He was in love with her, which is why he had been so afraid of losing her, because he\u00a0<\/p>\n
loved her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take care of you, I\u2019ll make you happy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to make you happy too, and may our future be filled with happiness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd there will be. I\u2019ll make sure that we are very happy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said, \u201cI promise to love you, protect you,\u00a0<\/p>\n
dream of you, live for you, do anything for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
you,\u00a0<\/p>\n
kiss\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He sealed his promise by kissing the marriage mark on her left hand and then her lips, doing what he hadn\u2019t done on their wedding day, accepting the mark that united them for a lifetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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