"I hereby declare that the crown princess Anastasia will strip of her title and step down from the throne. At this place for the crimes of breaking the law and accomplice in committing treason. The criminal is sentenced to death!"

I closed my eyes tightly as I accepted the defeat. Because no matter what I do, it won't change anything, even if I tell the truth.

How did I end up in this situation?

I'm just a girl who thought that I was lucky to given a chance to be chosen as a crown princess in the empire. I feel like I'm the happiest girl in the world when I heard the news that the emperor wants me to be the other half of his only son, the crown prince. It's like an impossible dream that it hard to reach it, especially I'm just a daughter of Baron and Baroness. And there were daughter's from the high ranker's in the nobility. Though, it's not also easily to underestimate our family name. I'm still a daughter from an influential family. But I'm just still lucky to be chosen as the crown princess in instant.

But my life inside the palace was not easy. I did everything, I trained hard, so they wouldn't regret from choosing me. I learned everything just to be a perfect and become a flawless crown princess, but I just receive a none ending criticism from the people. The cold treatment from a husband. And a painful truth behind of the marriage.

A lone tear escape from my eyes and just like a lightning strike I was beheaded.

I was panicky, got up from the bed after waking up on a nightmare. And quickly grabbed my neck to made it sure that it was still intact on my body.

I can feel the abnormality beating of my heart and a tension from all of my body.

Thank God.

It was only a bad dream. But a bad dream that it feel seems surreal.

A familiar scent and a familiar warm welcome me and makes me calm and feel ease. I always longed this ambiance. The warmth that poke to my skin. And a scent that makes my heart in peace.

I can't stop myself from tearing up. I was sobbing when someone that close to my heart came in my room. The familiar routine that I've missed every morning when I wake up.

It was Nana, my Nanny who was look surprised after witnessing me from crying. She quickly approached me and comfort me.

I cried more when I finally touch the warmth that I've never felt when I was on the palace.

Minutes passed, I finally stop from crying. She fixed my hair and wipe the tears on my face.

"What happen? This is the first time that I saw you crying and sobbing hard. Who bullied you?" She said with a full concerns on her voice.

I shook my head. "I just had a bad dream."

"I won't ask you more about the dream. But always remember that what's on your dream will never happen, and the effects on it were always opposite." She said while reassuring me.

' But what if it's real. And it was my experienced. ' I want to tell her the truth, but I'm afraid that they will never believe my words. And keep saying it's just a bad dream and I just need a proper sleep.

"Are you finally calm down? How do you feel? Are you alright?" If I didn't come back from the past, I will never realize that my Nanny was a worrier.

"Yes. Thank you, Nana." I answered while smiling genuinely.

"Now I can see your cute two little dimples again. You look so lovely every time you're smiling." She kissed my checks.

I really dislike before every time she's babying me. And I feel so awkward when she kissed me on the cheek. But after experienced a painful life, I'm starting to be more appreciative from everything or even from a little thing.

"Ah, our lovely young lady became a fine lady. But you really need to get ready, My Lady. The breakfast are already served. And it's a bad habit to make the blessings or food to wait." She said, and then she helps me to getting up from the bed. She pushed the tray with a little basin of water on it.

The warm water helped me to freshen up and wash the cold sweats on my face from the terrible night. The lady's in waiting help me from taking my morning bath, preparing my clothes and help me to get change.

I finished everything aside from putting a jewelry and a light make up for my pale complexion. I was watching my reflection from the mirror on the vanity table.

Furthermore, I watch intently, the part of my neck. And I saw a thin line scar that I guess it was around of my neck. You won't see it clearly if you will not look it carefully. Then I really died once and came back from the past.

I should be happy because I was given a chance to be alive and given a chance to save everyone from the betrayal of the people that we thought will never betrayed us. But I feel sad and depressed every time I remember the reason of everything. How's my family faced a painful death after accused from the crimes that we never did. We were innocent when they accused us from committing a treason that leads the downfall of my family.

I lost everything before coming back from the past. But I not commit the same mistakes that I made from the past, I will save my family from the evil deeds of the Royal Family.

I will change my fate and makes the people that I cherished will always happy and be in peace. I will do everything just to be successful in the plan.

"Wow! You're gorgeous, My lady." the lady's in waiting said.

After finished from helping me to get ready. Well, I am genuinely accepting their compliments. Because the family of Velora had a superb genes that we cannot deny. But I can't still help to feel embarrass and blushing.

I stand and look my reflection from the full body mirror. The lady's in waiting really did a good job. Because I look dazzling from the dress that I am wearing and the jewelries that sparkling every time it was reflecting from the sunlight.

A light makeup that helps to make more appear my natural beauty. I can clearly differentiate my old self when I accepted the bait and my present self. When I was still living on the palace, a big part of me was taken away.

I lost the brightness from my eyes and the smile that one of my family's favorite about me. The hair with long length but at the same time it has a wavy volume of it, white as a snowand were freely dancing every time I move.

A pair of the golden eyes that makes the surrounding in bright.

After appreciating the efforts of the maids, I leave the room and starting to walking to the dining area.

While I was walking, a bitter smile appeared on my lips and an excruciating pain piercing in my heart. I really missed this everything. From the familiar furniture to the people.

A familiar corridor that leads from the dinning area. I can also see the big portraits of our line age, from my ancestors to the present generation. But in the past I was the reason why our line age put into end.

I was too immature and naive to be fooled from the royal family, who's only see the people as a toy and the people's feelings as an entertainment. They only wanted to fulfill their selfish needs.

I will promise from the grieved of the Velora's ancestor, I will not let the Emperor or any royal family from using like a fool and betrayed my family that I will always cherish. I will protect everyone, even I needed to exchange my life.

I only stopped from my deeply thoughts when I realize that we already stop from walking, and we're already in front of the big door of dining area.

"Good morning, my lady." The butler greeted me while bowing.

It was Antonio, he was in his late sixties. He was the butler of the Velora family when my father is still a child until I was born. He is one of the reason why the Velora was still standing and strong. His loyalty cannot be a joke.

After that, he announced my arrival. My lady's in waiting was slowly opening the double door.

And there, I saw my parents who's already in the dining table and waiting for me. I was starting to tearing when I saw them and feel nostalgia of their presence. They were sweetly smiling at me. They were to look healthy and elegant, unlike when we were shunned from the empire.

"Good morning, my beautiful princess." Father greeted me as soon as I got closer to dining table. I also greeted him back and kissed his cheeks.

I saw how he was to look so surprised. Because after I reached the age of 13, I stop from kissing him on his cheeks.

I also greeted my mother, who was silently watching while smiling at me. I kissed her cheeks and I hugged her tightly.

I can't imagine how's my parents feelings in the past. I can't imagine my mother pain when she was mocking her as a useless baroness that can't even talk.

And I just realize, How I was so really amazed and impressed from my parents. How they fight their love together against the odds. And how they raised me right and give me a full of love. And I am the only one who will be blamed from the mistake that I did.

They were enough, it's just I am the only one who's not more appreciated from what they gave to me from the past. It was my own selfishness that lead the Velora's faced a painful downfall.

I always feel pity from my mother every time she's starting to do sign language. An another way to communicate with a people who can't talk or hear. And I was happy that they put it as a new system from learning. They include it from teaching and it has become one of the fundamental in learning. By the help of it, it can stop from the discrimination from the people who has different ability from them.

But there were still really a few people who's againt on it. Especially, from a high ranking nobility who has a different belief. One of those are the spoiled children.

But in case of mother, she was called a muteness. A person who can hear and also who can speak but became mute. When I tried to learn about her disability, and how to cure it. I really thought it was cause of some traumatic but a worst reason why she can't talk.

"Good morning, my beautiful princess." She said in sign language.

"Good morning, My beautiful Mother." I greeted back and kiss her on her cheeks. After I sit from the opposite of mother. I was on the left side of Father where he was seating on the reign chair.

I saw how my mother putting a food on my Father plates. I know for some people it was not the proper etiquette. But it was normal for my parents. This is one ways to express their feelings for each other.

I can't help but to smile. I guess I can't find a man like my father. But if ever I would fall in love, I would prefer a types of love of my parents.

I really love my parents. And I'm such a fool to be drowned from greediness.

I was enjoying the foods, when I can't help it to feel a sadness inside. Because I really missed this beautiful scene. When I still in the palace from the past. I always eat by myself.

After I ate my breakfast, I decided to come back from my room and starting to organizing my plans.

A small paper and a pen together with a ink was place from my study table.

I was focus from thinking and writing then things that it will help from my plans that will become my guide.

First, when the letter came, I need to refuse it properly

Second, I know that the emperor will never take a 'no' for an answer. So I needed to start looking for a strong alliance from one of the top ranking on nobility. That even the emperor can't against on it freely. And, luckily, I have already prospect on it.

Third, I will propose a deal. It was a win-win deal. I really need to win his favor from taking advantage that he also need the influential of my Family.

And lastly, We will live peacefully with my family. Without worried from the royal family anymore.

I was happy it will become a handy the things that I've learned from the past. I can avoid some circumstances.

By whatever it means, I will do my best to accomplish all my goals.

But unexpected news will appear that make some changes from my plans.