Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 406

The night was filled with lively festivities that lasted until past midnight, after which everyone retired to their rooms to sleep.

Ryan was exhausted beyond measure, but he held on as much as he could. At the end of the night, Travis carried him back to their room.

Rafael held Carissa close in the warmth of their bed, hoping to warm not just her body but her heart as well. He expected her to say something, but she remained silent, quietly lying in his embrace with even breaths. He couldn't tell if she had fallen asleep.

However, Carissa was not asleep. She couldn't sleep, and she didn't want to move or speak. Some things, she believed, had to be endured silently. She would grit her teeth through the pain. Time would eventually cover the wounds, sealing away the hurt.

That was her usual way of coping.

What was different now was that she had someone who truly cared for her.

Rafael felt a pang of sadness in his heart, mostly from the pain he felt for her. She would smile at him when she was happy, but she never cried in front of him when she was sad. She always hid her darker, sorrowful side and only presented him with calm, rationality, and smiles.

He had never heard her say she was in love with him, except once to Ryan, but he knew that was a lie meant to placate Ryan.

At that time, Rafael had taken it seriously, and naturally, he was deceiving himself.

He somewhat blamed his older brother After returning from the

Frontier, Rafael had hoped to cultivate feelings with Carissa and then propose grandly. However, with the edict from Salvador,

marry her, which proved to her that

had barely fallen asleep by dawn. Since Helen was staying in the palace, Carissa didn't have to

she was soon awoken by the sound of fireworks. After lying in bed in a daze

her with her hair, and said, "His Highness went to the main courtyard early this morning to receive

any ladies accompanying

Monarch Estate, it was her duty to

just

up too?" Carissa touched her pale cheek. "Apply some makeup for me. If

up, Violet swaggered into her bedroom. Isk, tsk! What kind of new bride sleeps in this late? I

marshal

threw one of the small makeup boxes at

the box, and kicked it back. "It's

caught the makeup box

smiled as she handed it to Lulu. Lulu had been caught in their back-and-forth and looked rather confused, but fortunately, the makeup

Carissa with her hair, Violet pouted playfully. "Lulu, dear, step outside for a bit. I need to

to pout and twist your body like that? People might think

Carissa chuckled softly.