The day my fiance's younger sister woke up in the hospital after being poisoning, she pointed at my fiance. "She did this." my stomach dropped. My fiance- a murderer?

Athena was exited to the military camps for three years, Not once did i visit.

The she returned. And when i finally faced her, her voice was ice. "I did it. so what?" Rage burned through me. "You're not fit to be my wife:, I snarled, tearing our engagement apart. She didn't fight it. Just nodded, eyes hollow.

But that night, my gut screamed: I was wrong. The truth isn't what it seems. But when i uncovered the truth, Athena was gone - vanished.

No trace in her home, the city, nowhere. I turned the kingdom upside down. Nothing. I am such an asshole! I punched the wall, blood dripping from my knuckles in regret.

Now, the silence is louder than my heartbeat. I have lost her. Forever.

• The Rise of the Unwanted Girl
• From Slave to Queen bu Karsyn Anderson