Saving The Abandoned Empress

206 [Bonus chapter] 鈥淐athain鈥檚 Blood Oath鈥?br>
Eleanora raised her head as she looked at her father鈥檚 painful face with bright eyes as her cheeks flushed red; which made Alexander understand her answer without even her speaking it out.

鈥淭hen don鈥檛 hesitate anymore... Only to regret it later. Go for it,鈥?br>
Alexander spoke softly as he pushed her away from him after kissing on her forehead.

Indicating her to go to Cathain and solve everything, even if he didn鈥檛 wanted that; where he can鈥檛 watch her staying traumatised all her life because of the past.

Sometimes, the most dangerous place can become the safest place.

鈥淏ut still...鈥?br>
鈥淗ow long do you plan to torture yourself when you clearly know your answer?鈥?br>
Eleanora鈥檚 hesitation was still there, as she didn鈥檛 knew if she was doing it right or not.

鈥淕o now... I don鈥檛 want to see you crying again. You must be happy, very happy from now on.鈥?br>
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鈥淚 promise, Papa... Thank you everything!鈥?br>
Eleanora鈥檚 blue jewel like eyes finally sparkled brightly again like she had finally found her old spirit back.

She turned around to rush out from her house, as she hopped on her horse to head towards the imperial palace.

Alexander watched her silver hair shining under the moonlight, till it could no longer be seen and fall on his knees.

鈥楲ia...I finally did something right, Our daughter is now chasing her happiness.鈥?br>
鈥楽eems like it鈥檚 time for me to get used to live in this big villa all alone...鈥?br>
鈥楽he will no longer be here anymore...It鈥檚 time for her to leave my hands and hold someone else鈥檚 hands...鈥?br>
A tear drop left from Alexander鈥檚 blue eyes as he looked up at the sky.

The moon was shining unusually bright today... Like it was celebrating the new beginning.

Unintentionally, Alexander started to sob while kneeling at the main door of his empty mansion.

The whole mansion was dark and there was not even a single sound as there was no one in the residence except him.

鈥業 have no one now...鈥?br>
鈥業 miss you so much, Lia... I really miss you...鈥?br>
鈥?br>
鈥淲ho is this?! Please identify yourself!鈥?br>
The guard at the imperial palace鈥檚 main gate asked as he saw a person stopping infront of them in a white horse.

As it was almost midnight, the guards couldn鈥檛 see who it was and thus they become alerted.

鈥淚t鈥檚 me...鈥?br>
鈥淥h! CROWN PRINCESS!鈥?br>
鈥淲E GREET THE FUTURE MOON OF OUR EMPIRE, PLEASE FORGIVE US; YOUR HIGHNESS.鈥?br>
The guards greet Eleanora as they recognised her voice and greet her politely.

鈥淎m in a hurry... Please open the door.鈥?br>
鈥淵es, Your highness.鈥?br>
Eleanora watched the shiny golden metal door open infront of her and she took a deep breathe before she finally giddied up her horse to enter the palace.

鈥楩or so long... I have walked into the darkness all by myself. But you came into my heart again...鈥?br>
鈥楾hrough this dark misty moonlight, i finally reached the place where i always run away from...鈥?br>


鈥榳ill you always be there... No matter where we are and hold me into your arms... really keep me safe?鈥?br>
鈥楲ead by this moonlight, i will always end up finding myself to wherever you are...鈥?br>
Eleanora thought as she finally got down from her horse and stared at the emperor鈥檚 palace infront of her.

Which would remind her bad memories not so long ago, but now, she is feeling mixed emotions of hesitation and excitement when she stood here and finally decided to step in.

鈥楢m closing my eyes to believe in you again... Will you be there until the end with me like everyone is saying?鈥?br>
鈥榊ou were always the light shining over me... So long, i have been waiting to run into your arms...鈥?br>
鈥楤ut you only turned back when i was no longer there鈥︹€?br>
鈥榊ou were always my one and only desire... You are the only one i need, through the thousand years; but am not sure if you are still the same to me.鈥?br>
鈥榃ill you help me write an different ending for us?鈥?br>
Eleanora hold the doorknob and letting out a heavy breathe, she finally decided to enter his bedroom.

鈥淔ather... If you are here to talk about patience again, you better go back-鈥?br>
鈥淚t鈥檚 me, Your Majesty.鈥?br>
Cathain, who was sitting at the edge of the window railing turned his head with surprise to hear her voice.

But soon a frown appear on his face as he stood up after putting down the wine glass on the tea table.

鈥淲hy are you here?!鈥?br>
鈥淒idn鈥檛 i told you to not appear infront of me?!鈥?br>
鈥淵our Majesty, About the annul-鈥?br>
鈥淎M TELLING YOU THAT I WON鈥橳 ANNUL OUR MARRIAGE EVEN IF YOU GIVE ME YOUR DUCHY!鈥?br>
Cathain roared at Eleanora as he thought she came here again to talk about annul the engagement.


Eleanora tried to approach him and talk but he stepped back to avoid her touch.

鈥淵OU ARE IN SO HURRY TO GET RID OF ME THAT YOU DIDN鈥橳 EVEN HESITATED TO COME HERE IN THIS LATE AT NIGHT?!鈥?br>
鈥淵our Majesty... Listen to me first!鈥?br>
鈥淣O!! I HAD LISTEN TO YOU ENOUGH THIS MORNING AND I DON鈥橳 WANNA LISTEN TO THOSE WORDS AGAIN!!!鈥?br>
鈥淒ROP THAT IDEA WHILE AM BEING NICE!鈥?br>
Eleanora felt frustrated as no matter how she tried to talk, Cathain would keep cutting her off.

He wouldn鈥檛 even let her get closer to him, in fear that he might do something out of control again.

Cathain looked into her blue eyes with pain as he confessed his true feelings, his obsession with her.

鈥淚f loving you means letting you go, then i rather not love you and chain you down with me... Fall into the darkness or shine together, as long as it鈥檚 you-鈥?br>
鈥淭hen... Chain me down,鈥?br>
Eleanora鈥檚 words left Cathain dumbstruck and look at her in disbelief with his widened red eyes.

鈥淚 hate you... I want to stay away from you but at the same time i feel suffocated!!!... You are just driving me crazy!!!鈥?br>
She took a step towards him with each words she spoke with her clear blue eyes, which had nothing but truth and hesitation to trust him again.

鈥淚f someone knows this, i will be called a weak and pathetic person to do this... To be with you again...鈥?br>
鈥淣o normal person can tolerate your crazy behaviour!鈥?br>
Then Eleanora paused a few final step away from him and look at him again with a sarcastic expression.

鈥淏ut why do you still affect me so much?鈥?br>
鈥淲hy i can鈥檛 neither stay or push you away?鈥?br>
鈥淒oes it really matters how they think of us?鈥?br>
鈥淣o- it doesn鈥檛... It doesn鈥檛 matter how they see our story as, everyone thinks differently... See, am already affected by you and became crazy to think like this!!鈥?br>
鈥淭o some people, our story might be tragic, toxic, cruel fate...

I might be strong for trying to change my past, resist your love or pathetic for accepting you, falling for you again.

Where you might be cruel for treating me like that in the past or pitiful for suffering so much pain because of the past too.

Or still didn鈥檛 suffered enough...鈥?br>
Cathain was still looking at her blankly as he couldn鈥檛 believe her words.

His red eyes kept widened as she finally took another step towards him and looked up to meet his eyes.

鈥淏ut nothing changes the fact that we are similar... Yeah, am crazy.. I really went crazy because of you and i hate it!鈥?br>
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鈥?..I can鈥檛 tell if it鈥檚 my past obsession or love for you, but i know that only you are able to change my nightmares.鈥?br>
Cathain stood still with no movements.

He couldn鈥檛 dare to think about getting back her love again, he just wanted to give himself to her this time.

Even his whole life can鈥檛 compensate her for what he did, but he is just too selfish.

He couldn鈥檛 bear to cancel their engagement and let her go, watch her marry someone else.

Be with someone which is not him.

Cathain鈥檚 head hanged low as his tears silently dropped on the floor.

鈥淟ook at me... Your Majesty,鈥?br>
Eleanora spoke as she cupped his face into her hands and forced him to look at her.

鈥淪ince you don鈥檛 want me to take the blood oath... Then i want you to take that oath, Your Majesty.鈥?br>
鈥淲ill you do that for me?鈥?br>
Eleanora knew it was disrespectful for an emperor to take the blood oath but she wanted to ease the insecurity in her heart.

If he takes the blood oath, it means his feelings for her is genuine and if he ever break this oath, he will terribly suffer the consequences.

Even if it was too much for her to doubt on him, but she still wanted to do it.

鈥淒o you, the 34th emperor of the Valentino empire, Cathain De Valerian Valentino;

Swear on your blood that you will cherish and only love, Eleanora Ariande La Dalton... Never hurt her again in this life?鈥?br>
Cathain kneeled down on his knees as soon as Eleanora started to recite the blood oath, and took out her sword to place it above his shoulder.

鈥淚, the 34th emperor of the Valentino empire, Cathain De Valerian Valentino; swear on my blood that i will only love and cherish, Eleanora Ariande La Dalton all my life.鈥?br>
鈥淢y life, which was given by the goddess; i offer it to the only love of my life.鈥?br>
鈥淭he blood that runs in my veins and the heart that beats inside of this body shall always be loyal to only her alone.鈥?br>
鈥淣ever hurt her again in this life...鈥?br>
Cathain spoke with determination and didn鈥檛 hesitated a second, and extended his right hand towards her.

Eleanora took a deep breath and without any hesitation, she cut his palm with her sword before she did the same in her hands.

With a slashing sound, both of their palm had the same cut mark and blood continued to rush out from the wound.

Eleanora then placed her hands above his hands to let their blood mix together to complete the oath.

A bright red light glow on where their bloods mixed together, before the cut mark vanished from their hands and the oath was sealed with their bloods.

A deep breath left out from her nostrils as Eleanora felt relieved, because there is no way that her fate might repeat again with this blood oath between them.

Cathain didn鈥檛 let go of her hands as he stood on his feet again, before pulling her into his embrace.

鈥淚 am yours now, My empress.鈥?