Alina's POV:

Everyone was shocked by Sylvia's yelp. Rufus approached me with a frosty expression and grasped my wrist tightly. "What's in your hand? Show me!"

Pain lanced through my hand. I swallowed the fear that threatened to overwhelm me and curled my fingers more firmly around the object I was holding. If Rufus saw it, he would kill me.

That was the general course of action in the imperial palace. If anyone hurt Sylvia, that person would meet a miserable end.

I wasn't afraid before, but now even my father was on Sylvia's side, and no one would speak in my defense.

Rufus was so enraged that he tightened his grip. Finally, I felt my fingers go numb and the razor blade I'd hidden between them clattered to the ground.

Upon hearing the sound of the blade hitting the ground, everyone turned in my direction.

My father was furious. "Alina! What are you doing?"

My body involuntarily began shaking. Ever since I was a child, I would get frightened when my father became stern with me. Now, it was a well-established habit that I couldn't break.

ground, his body vibrating with anger.

Sylvia, why would I wait till now? My father

was just a

and he shoved my hand away. Then he walked to Sylvia

almost went insane with jealousy when I saw

entered our lives, perhaps I would be the

glared fiercely at

hid herself behind

What a coward.

of having such a meek mate, but Warren was extremely protective of her. Since the second he had stepped foot into the banquet hall, he had been constantly attending to this woman's every need, worried that

thousand bugs were gnawing at it simultaneously. Even the people who always stood by my side had left

alone, putting distance between us. Everyone was gathered around Sylvia and no one paid any

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Sylvia's blood, into my pocket and clasped the gemstone. Then, I

check it after the blood on my hand had

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