The Mind-Reading Mate Why Is the Lycan King So Obsessed With Me novel Chapter 586

Chapter 586: Let the Heavens Count My Sins

She reached for the box and carefully pulled it closer before opening the lid.

Edmond’s face remained exactly the same as it had been the night before, preserved by the magic placed upon the box.

Rose gently brushed his black hair away from his forehead and stared at him for a long moment.

She had no intention of leaving him behind. Ever since the Cardinal had given the wooden box to her, Rose had carried it everywhere she went.

She carried Edmond with her whenever she climbed the thousand steps to the Holy Temple in the morning, and she brought him back down with her every night.

She knew some people found it disturbing, while others whispered that grief had driven her mad, but Rose never cared about what they thought.

Edmond had promised that he would never leave her alone.

Since he could no longer keep that promise himself, Rose would keep him beside her instead.

She closed the lid and held the wooden box securely against her chest before getting out of bed. "You should come with me today too."

Rose changed her clothes and left the room with the wooden box in her arms.

The two holy maidens standing outside immediately turned toward her. They were used to seeing Rose carrying the box by now, so neither of them reacted to it.

"Lady Rose," one of them greeted her. "It is almost time for your morning visit to the temple. We have prepared—"

"Call everyone here," Rose interrupted.

The holy maiden blinked in confusion. "Everyone?"

"Everyone who lives and works in this residence."

The holy maiden hesitated. "May I ask why?"

Rose looked directly into her eyes and something strange immediately stirred inside her.

She had felt the Moon Goddess’s blessing ever since she woke up, but this was the first time she had deliberately reached for it.

There were no spells she needed to chant and no complicated movements she needed to perform. She simply looked at the woman and wanted her to obey.

The confusion disappeared from the holy maiden’s face and she said in a low voice, "Yes, Lady Rose."

She immediately turned and walked away.

Rose watched her leave before looking down at the wooden box in her arms. "So this is what she gave me."

It didn’t take long before everyone staying in the residence gathered in the courtyard. The holy maidens stood together near the front, while servants, guards, and several members of the Temple gathered behind them.

Rose stood before them in silence before her gaze slowly moved from one person to another.

These people had watched her suffer for months. They had seen the wounds on her feet after she climbed a thousand steps barefoot every morning and night. They had watched the Cardinal punish her and continued carrying out his orders as though her suffering was simply another part of their daily lives.

Perhaps some of them had pitied her.

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