Predatory Marriage (Web Novel)

Chapter 178 – Security Measures (1)

Translator: Atlas / Editor: Regan

Leah smiled bitterly as she imagined her fathers funeral, with all the nobles in Estia gathered. No one there would mourn. She couldnt protest; even his own daughter hadnt shed a single tear. But at least his body would receive a proper burial.

Now Blain would take the throne. She worried about what the callous and violent man would do to torment the employees at the palace, but she shook her head and put those thoughts aside. She shouldnt think of Estia on her wedding day.

Eating some of the dates Mura had left for her, Leah let her thoughts fill with other things.

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After a while, Mura returned with a small tray bearing a red flower without a stem. Leah placed the flower in her mouth so that it seemed to be blooming from her lips. Until she met Ishakan, she would have to carry the flower there.

Following Mura outside, she climbed into a magnificent sedan chair. It looked heavy, but her ladies-in-waiting lifted it with no sign of difficulty and carried her to a small building at the rear of the palace, avoiding the noisy guests. The small annex there was used only for important events. A small wall surrounded the white stone building so only its domed roof could be seen.

“You must go alone from here,” said Mura as they left her before the arched doorway. “Ishakan is waiting inside…”

Leah nodded and entered the walled courtyard, inwardly impressed. The environment behind the wall was completely different, with small tiles in elaborate patterns on the floor and channels of water flowing in four directions. Small flowers floated on the surface of the clear water, revealing the tiles at the bottom of the channels.

Small lanterns were neatly distributed to illuminate the whole area. The path Leah followed was covered by a red silk carpet that stretched all the way to the building. The bells jingled on her ankles as she approached the door.