The Reincarnated Daughter Of The Cold Emperor

Chapter VIII

Klaus's POV

I did not believe in love. The idea that people called "love" seemed to be nothing more than "lust"

But she changed my mind and heart

She told me her name was Celine

The first time I encountered her she was dancing and singing in the woods

What intrigued me were the animals and magic beasts around her who were happily playing along together

She talked to them as if they were humans who could answer back

When she saw me she got embarrassed but quickly invited me to come

Since I became emperor no one dared to treat me in such a way but seeing her glowing gem-like eyes for some reason I just couldn't resist

After that, I began visiting her multiple times a week and eventually every single day

She was so gentle as she treated the injured beasts with her magic

Normally humans feel a sense of superiority towards beasts and animals and thus treated them like trash

But she, she treated them with love and care and thus the animals and beasts returned it

She had no idea about my identity but I liked that. I didn't want her to love me simply because I am the emperor

She didn't know my ranking and neither did I know hers but we were both happy this way

But then she suddenly became pregnant with my child and for the first time I was overjoyed at the news

Although the baby in her stomach wasn't my first child, she was my first child born out of love

During the nine months Celine was pregnant I kept her hidden away in a faraway castle

I was afraid my wives would plot against her and my child

I spent most of my time in that isolated castle with her until she finally gave birth to a healthy beautiful daughter named Cadence

I was overcome with a feeling of joy and happiness when I saw her tiny white face

But Celine had suddenly died due to her birth

I was devastated, I couldn't bear to look at my beloved daughter who had these the exact same face as her mother

As my daughter grew up I treated her the same way as I did with my other kids, cold and distant

It's not I didn't love her, I loved her extremely but seeing that face brought too much pain on my heart

I deployed some of my best shadow guards to follow and protect her in the dark and also to report everything to me

I wouldn't allow anyone to bully or mistreat my daughter!

Lena was a kind and gentle women thus I entrusted Cadence in her care and luckily Lena did not disappoint me

I began to hear news about the "beautiful genius princess" and couldn't help but feel a strong wave of pride

She was my pride and joy, my everything after the death of Celine

The palace servants were preparing the fifth princess Vera's birthday ball and although I didn't care much about Vera, I was excited as I'd be able to see my precious daughter in person after so long

Over time the pain has not lessened at all but my love for Cadence has grown tremendously

Perhaps maybe now I can finally face her proudly and no longer need to protect her in the shadows but love and pamper her openly

Chapter End

Bit of a short one but I wrote this together with the previous chapter but it ended up being way too long so I split it up into two parts, enjoy and thanks for reading ♡