Chapter 291. Ellen (1)

They went downstairs and Mentor began to pay attention to all the guests. Dom João saw him wearing the crown and smiled with satisfaction. Although he had gone to great lengths to ensure that all those princesses were there, he didn't want his grandson to marry a mortal. Perhaps he would fall in love with Liã, or some reaper, when the time came to give his heart to someone else.

He looked to his side and saw Serena looking at everything as if she were at the dinner table. That woman had already taken more pleasure in looking out of the window than in that celebration. She was a woman of few words, and he wondered what had come over him to marry her. She was beautiful in her youth. But now she wasn't even a reflection of the young woman he had once known. If he had waited longer, he might have found a goddess willing to reign by his side. But he was seized by an overwhelming passion for Serena and wanted her immediately. He remembered that the wedding had been rushed