I blinked again. He tilted his head to the left, looked into my eyes, and then muttered:
āIām not sure what you meanā¦ā I whispered.
āMy secret.ā
Oh.
My eyes opened.
Rubellusā secretā¦
There was a time when I felt special knowing that.
I looked at my bracelet, the secret I hadnāt told anyone since I met him when I was four.
Why do you make me remember it?
His secret might seem ridiculous to the hates of many, but to the royal family, it was dangerous.
And they were willing to kill for it.
Rubellusā beautiful purple eyes⦠were not the true color of his eyes.
When he was a child, special lenses were created that were capable of obscuring reality. Because anyone who saw the color red in his iris couldnāt stand it.
Red as blood.
I choked, I wanted to say something, but I couldnāt really do it.
I havenāt seen him in a long time and this might be the last time I see him.
Well maybe⦠Iāll see him again when he decides to get marriedā¦
And the woman with whom I walk down the aisle will also know his secret, will be close to him and will achieve at his side all that I could only dream of.
āSo, do you understand?ā
Rubellus extended his hand to me with a smile on his lips.
I looked at him perplexed as my brain tried to process all the information.
Why are you holding out your hand? Do you want me to hold your hand?
What do you want?
I looked at his hand a second time and blinked awkwardly.
Rubellus looks at me and smiles.
Is this a joke? Are you making fun of me?
Help!
āNow you know what that bracelet means, Ira.ā
I donāt know anything!
Could it be that Iām a fool?
āI⦠donāt understand youā my tone of voice became lower and lower as I spoke.
Do you want my bracelet?
But this bracelet was given to me by my brother!
Why would you want a bracelet?
With your fortune you can buy ten of these!
Then, as if Rubellus understood my confusion, he stopped smiling. I have a feeling Iāve offended him somehow.
āIra?ā he muttered my name softly.
I donāt want to disturb him.
Iām really giving it my all, but I donāt understand anything.
āI-I donāt knowā¦ā
And then Rubellusā expression was a somber face.
He blinked for a moment, as if he could not understand, and then he said:
āDonāt you understand?ā
I hesitated to answer for a moment, but in the end I was honest.
āThe jewel in this bracelet is rubellite.ā
āYes, thatās right.ā
āI know the color of the rubellite is the same as the color of your eyes.ā
āYes, it is.ā
āBut this bracelet was given to me by my brother⦠ā
āYes, I was⦠Your⦠brother?ā
It was then that Rubellus frowned. His expression was so frightening that I could not look at him directly.
I do not know where to lookā¦
How frightening!
āThis bracelet is my birthday present and my brother gave it to me, I-I⦠how is this bracelet connected to His Highness?ā
āā¦.ā
āDo you know Elpine? My brother⦠you met him at the ceremony, right?ā
The look on Rubellusā face became even more frightening when I finished speaking.
Oh my god! I want to live!
āYour brotherā¦ā
I kept my head down and started blinking quickly.
I was so embarrassed.
If I had known all this would happen, I wouldnāt have come to this place.
āIām sorryā¦ā I muttered.
I felt I should apologize, I didnāt know why, but I did.
Maybe I didnāt want him to be angryā¦
But suddenly my eyes were blurry.
No! Stop it!
I donāt want to cry, but Iām so scared.
No, donāt cry, pleaseā¦
āIām sorry, I didnāt mean to upset Your Highness.ā
At the end of the prayer, my voice trembled and tears began to flow down my cheeks.
āIra, you donāt have to apologize, why should I be angry?ā
I shrugged and snorted.
I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible, I didnāt want him to see me cry.
But before I could even run, I heard him call me.
āIraā¦ā
I could feel his fingers caressing my chin and lifting it until we crossed eyes. My eyes were still blurry, so at first I thought it was a mistake.
How could the Emperor of this country, look at me like that?
Wait a minute, His Majesty is on his knee, right?
At what point did I end up on the floor?!
I opened my eyes wide in surprise and the big tears that had been in my eyes fell to the floor.
I was on one knee, looking at myself.
Oh, my God⦠an Emperor should never do something like that, the etiquette doesnāt allow it, because⦠you? It canāt be realā¦
Rubellus held my hands in his.
āIām sorry,ā he said in a voice full of regret. āDonāt cry, please, Iām not angry with you.ā
I think Iām going crazy.
Heās even begging.
If anyone saw us, theyād never believe it!
I blinked, not understanding what was happening in front of me.
It was so unrealā¦
āPrince Rubellus.ā
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I was about to say something, but someone beat me to it.
I turned my head to the voice I had heard.
But Rubellus took me in his arms, lifted me off the ground and stood in front of me, as if trying to protect me.