Look at Azure, so well protected, never questioning why I would disappear on the fifteenth of every month. He just took my sacrifices for granted.
Wynd demanded my obedience and gentleness, but he didn't understand Azure at all. In the end, he pushed him towards the passionate Seraphina.
I wondered if the older man would regret his actions.
But at this moment, I could only comply as always. "As you wish."
2
Wynd was seething with rage, lashing out at Azure with his whip. Blood seeped through, staining his clothes crimson.
Yet Azure stood silent, resolute in his love for Seraphina.
Seraphina, with a face full of sorrow, clutched his hand, whispering, "I would give my life to be with him."
Beside them, I felt utterly alone, especially since our destined partnership was common knowledge throughout the sect.
Before we arrived, tales of the three of us were on everyone's lips.
In those stories, they were the embodiment of love, defying the chains of fate.
I, on the other hand, was the villain, feigning innocence to win the elders' favor, and a failure who couldn't match Seraphina's one night of passion after my eighteen years of pursuit.