Anika, no!” Leon called as he tried to fight the barrier, but his wife didn’t turn to him.

His heart was bursting with pain as she walked away from him step by step.

“Baby, please..”

He didn’t try to defend himself from the words he heard from the man. Because the first time they met was not like the fairytales. It was not a good start. He sometimes thinks back to it and feels what was different from him than those previous Albrecht heads?

While they coveted her power, he coveted her love, her whole being. He knew he should’ve done better, given her freedom, and didn’t own her as...