The Author's POV

After finishing her last class, food exploration, Amanda went back to her room. Along the way, people would try to strike a conversation with her, but she promptly ignored them.

Arriving in her room, the first thing she did was sit on her sofa and pick up a book. Since she had about an hour to pass, in order to pass time, she decided to do the only thing she could think of. Read a book.

...only when reading a book did she feel a sense of belonging.

Amanda's family circumstances were a bit special

Her father, Edward Stern, Guild master of the 'Demon Hunter' guild and Hero rank 25 'Frost of remorse', was rarely home.

Her real mother left when she was two. She couldn't handle all the pressure that came from being the wife of such an important figure.

The only memory Amanda had of her was her lonely silhouette walking down a long road as heavy rain poured from the sky. That was the day she left their home.

Amanda wanted to reach out for her…but not once did the figure ever turn back to look at her. That memory was forever etched deep inside of the young Amanda.

Because of that, ever since she was two, she was raised by her father and her nanny

That being said, due to the nature of her father's work, he would rarely be able to come back on time to spend time with her.

Whenever he did have time, Amanda remembered him rubbing her head with his large warm hand.

Too bad those moments only lasted a couple of seconds…

In the end, the person that raised her was her nanny.

She would often tell her stories and fairy tales of princesses getting kidnapped to later get saved by a charming white prince.

She too wanted to be a princess…

Back then, Amanda didn't really understand what princesses went through when they get kidnapped.

But later on in her life, she did.

The first time she was kidnapped she was seven years old.

At the time she only remembered hearing voices. Her vision was obstructed. Tight roped tangled both her arms and legs. She was scared. A large gag was placed in her mouth preventing her from screaming.

…fortunately, her father came and saved her.

Then it happened again.

…and again

…and again

Slowly, Amanda found herself losing her emotions. Her natural childish smile disappeared the more she got kidnapped. She was slowly maturing.

However, she was still able to smile when her nanny narrated fairy tales to her. Those were the only times she felt safe and at peace. Sucked in another world. Almost as if escaping reality.

…That was until she was eleven. That was the age at which her nanny passed away, ridding of the last warmth in her heart.

Amanda has never

when kidnapped, she

Slowly the expectations she had

angry, I won't be sad, I won't expect anything from

a box. It was from that point on that she decided not to form any relationships that weren't necessary. Even if they had the best interest for her, even if they treated her

the book she was reading, Amanda stood

to her waist. Her deep phoenix-like eyes had a cold indifference to them that made people feel like she was a holy existence that was unreachable for regular people. Her appearance was so exquisite that it could move anyone's hearth regardless of their gender, but

lightly pulled the edges of her mouth in the

times, but...no matter

her closet, Amanda took a beautiful black dress with

because back in

first, she thought nothing of it as she was used to these kinds of things, but...once

her mom. She looked almost identical to her, and if not for the wrinkles at the edge of her eyes, people could've easily mistaken her for her

her mother, Amanda couldn't stop herself from wanting to know more about the

why she had abandoned her and never visited in all the years

the one that had provided her with the picture, Amanda had no choice but

mirror for a couple of seconds, Amanda took a small

-Click!

behind her, Amanda went towards the appointed location

...

I wear a suit or

wear to the after-party. As I never attended these kinds of events before, I

suit or casual

...urgh!

it wasn't because this situation caught me off-guard I wouldn't have chosen to attend this kind of

do a bit of both. I wore a white ironed T-shirt accompanied by blue jeans. Looking

up. Though my body wasn't sculpted like a god, I had a fairly good body. My short black hair which was nicely styled, accompanied by the

more times, I looked at the time and found that I only had ten minutes left

the door, my footsteps halted and my eyesight landed in the corner of my room where a black sword rested against the

Took the black sword and placed it

situation doesn't get to the point where I

starting to get out of my control, and right now, for the first time, I was going into a situation without any knowledge

-Click!

keys and turning off the lights, I

...

"Cheers!"

flock of students could be seen drinking

the room. Large white sofas with fine golden patterns on the sides sat in the middle of the room. Large wooden tables that were filled with food and beverages stood

farat]. It was a fairly luxurious restaurant with celebrities often showing up here. Due to its popularity, it was fairly obvious that this place was expensive and somehow

had a fruity yet overbearing

I like

may seem like this wine was one that I took from the table, in fact, it

I disliked the wine here, but there was a

being somewhat paranoid, it was better to be safe

I was drinking it was so that I could blend with the crowd. If I didn't drink it, in the event that there was an ambush, there was a high chance I would be among the

of the wine, I smacked my lips a couple