Chapter 18

Allac State House, Finland

Alaina’s POV

Ever seen a bird flying high and almighty, it expand its wings so that it could reach more and more towards the oblivion of skies but it forgets that the sun which seems to provides warmth of the love and affection that same sun will burn it’s wings to the ashes being the very bird’s fall.

I didn’t ask for the pain, no one does, but the memories haunting me down to the core never got totally buried. Perfection – all my life I strived for it, lived for it, but in the farthest corner of my heart I knew what I was – a coward, but I will not stop fighting.

My father was five years older than his tyrant brother making me the heir of the chains of empire passed by my grandfather. But unlike Valace Storm, Papa always loved him and had respect for his brother, and I didn’t want to ruin it, I couldn’t because he threatened me to kill my parents.

There was only a façade that people were wearing, like a mask of feelings hidi