LOGINGabriel's POVShe said it.I hate you.The words wouldn't leave my head.They landed on my heart like burning embers, followed by a pain so sharp it stole the air from my lungs.Not you..."Anyone but you, Iris...""You're not allowed to hate me. You're not allowed to... damn it!"I looked at her.She was crying.Then her eyes closed.I stood frozen for only a second.She wouldn't look at me.She wouldn't speak.Only tears.Only silence.I rushed toward her."Say it again."My voice came out louder than it should have.She didn't answer.She only shook her head as her sobs grew quieter."No.""Say it."I grabbed her shoulders."You don't mean it."I shook her gently—not hard, but enough to make it obvious."You're just angry."She closed her eyes completely.And said nothing.The silence pressed against my skull."Open your eyes."She didn't."Don't close your eyes."My voice rose."Open your eyes. Now."No response.Only tears.My grip on her shoulders tightened."Look at me.""Look
Iris's POVI don't understand what's happening anymore.The ground beneath us split open as if it were breathing, and the gray markings on my skin crawled slowly, unsettlingly, as though they were searching for a way deeper into my body instead of across it.Gabriel was still holding my hand.But his grip no longer felt reassuring.It felt like a restraint.I looked up at him. The words he'd spoken only moments ago—"Don't move."—still weighed on my chest more heavily than the suffocating air around us."Gabriel..." I whispered, but something inside me was breaking apart.The silver-haired woman smiled again, as if all she could see was the outcome she'd been waiting for."The reaction has already begun. Excellent."I couldn't take it anymore.I yanked my hand free from his grip."Let me go."He turned to me immediately, as though the movement itself was a mistake."Iris, don't do this right now."But it wasn't the voice I knew.It was sharper.Less patient.I took a step back, and the
Iris's POVThe cold wind struck my face as we flew above the city, but the tension in my chest was stronger than the wind itself.Kairos sliced through the sky at incredible speed, while Gabriel's body remained steady behind me, almost unnervingly so, as if nothing around him could affect him.I tried to calm myself, but one question had been circling in my mind for several minutes.I turned slightly toward him."Gab..."He didn't answer right away. Instead, he tightened his arm around me slightly to make sure I was secure."How did you know where I was?"A brief silence followed.Even the sound of the wind seemed to soften for a moment.I felt his muscles tense behind me before he answered calmly."That's a secret, my little quill."I clenched my teeth."You can't keep saying that every time.""I can."This time, he answered without hesitation.Then, in a lower voice, he added,"I have my own ways of finding you. Even if you left this world, I would find you again... and bring you ba
Iris's POVThe air outside the abandoned house was much colder.Or maybe I was the one who could no longer breathe normally after everything that had happened.Gabriel continued carrying me in his arms as we stepped through the shattered doorway into the backyard, where dense black trees stretched along the borders of Kalsier's territory.The night was eerily quiet.But that silence disappeared the moment dozens of armed men came into view.Kalsier's guards.They were positioned all around the house, while several other men were kneeling on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs.Franz's guards.Some of them were unconscious, while others were bleeding after what had clearly been a fierce fight.The moment the guards saw Gabriel, they immediately bowed."My Lord!"None of them dared to raise their voices any further.The terrifying pressure radiating from Gabriel was still suffocating the entire area.Even I found it difficult to approach him.He remained silent.Calm in
Iris's POVThe room shook so violently that it felt as if the ground itself had slipped beneath my feet.Another vase crashed against the wall, shattering into pieces, while the air grew unbearably heavy.I recognized that power immediately.Gabriel.But...Something was different.Very different.Even Franz realized it, because his expression changed for the first time since I had woken up.Then—The door exploded.Not as if it had been opened.It simply... disappeared.Splinters of wood scattered across the room as an overwhelming pressure surged forward, forcing me to take an unconscious step back.Gabriel walked in slowly.Calmly.So calm that it frightened me more than anything else.His eyes were fixed solely on Franz.He didn't even...Look at me.Not once.Franz froze for a moment before letting out a light laugh, as though trying to break the terrifying tension."Yooo, Gabriel. Long time no—"He never finished.In a single instant, Gabriel vanished from where he stood.Then—
POV: IrisThe moment we stepped out of the suite, I finally felt like I could breathe again.But it didn't last long.Because Gabriel was still walking beside me with his usual calm, as if nothing had happened a few minutes ago, while I was dying of embarrassment every time I remembered what he had done to me.Especially...That slap.Good heavens.I closed my eyes for a moment and quickened my pace.I didn't want to think about it.Of course, Gabriel noticed immediately."Iris.""What?""You're running away again.""I'm just walking."He gave me a look that clearly said he didn't believe me at all.I sighed in defeat.Then, trying to change the subject as quickly as possible, I said,"I want to go out."He stopped walking."Go out?"I nodded immediately."Yes.""Where?""The market."He raised an eyebrow calmly."The market?""I want to buy a few things.""What things?"I frowned in annoyance."Why are you interrogating me as if I'm a criminal?""Because you cause trouble whenever I
Iris felt tense when she saw that sharp look on Gabriel's face.But when he looked at her again, there was no trace of it.In a playful tone, he pinched her chin and asked,"Were you scared, my unripe little peach? Hmm?"Iris's face turned red, and she muttered nervously,"Y-Your Majesty... I'm alr
Gabriel’s eyes darkened, then he let out a cold laugh.If Iris had not been with him, he would have shown them exactly what he was capable of.Being attacked on the road had not been part of his plan.But it did not matter…He would deal with it later.In his own way.Gabriel pulled out a jade comm
The feast was held outdoors in the middle of a wide courtyard lit by torches, while light snow fell quietly around the area.The tables were arranged in a half circle, filled to the edge with food and drinks. The chief of the Moros tribe sat in the center, with Gabriel beside him, while Iris sat ne
The wind began to grow colder as they moved further away from the borders of the Morus tribe. Iris had liked that quiet tribe, because it reminded her of her past life… before she left her homeland and met Gabriel. The ground beneath them changed gradually; from a torch-lit square to narrow rocky







