Chapter 214

• To Odessa, there was no way Emilia wouldn't return to the palace with the ointment she went after. The lady had assured her that she would do anything in her power to return with it, but what she didn't see coming was the passing out of the king just on the day she put to bed.
• She gazed at the man lying lifeless on the bed, tears clouding her eyes, then she slowly turned to Lucien, her face soaked with tears already. “Whatever you can do, just do it. It's better I take every pain and pass on than him. The scar can't eat me up instantly because I'm not a mere mortal.”
• Sniffing, she rubbed her nose.