" Why did you stop?"

　　A sudden voice jerked Alessia off on her sitting stool. She didn't need to look behind to see the owner of the voice. For a moment she had difficulties breathing. It was late at night and she had no idea what the king was doing in the abandoned chamber.

　　Actually, she went into her room to sleep but the moment she remembered the moment between Amaira and the king, her consciousness was awake again. To ease her unsettled mind, she kept ...