Other festival activities still took place, but Jindarat and Aphatsara finally chose a corner to sit next to each other at the foot of Moonwatch Hill, where the clear moonlight shone down. It can be said that Moonwatch Hill was the most beautiful and suitable place to watch the moon in Prachan, just like its name.

"The late night scene here is quiet, the magical moonlight is even more beautiful."

"Jade, I have something to ask you."

"What?"

"You are the Countess of Avaloria, while my status is still unclear. Don't you feel that there is a big gap between us?" Instead of keeping it to herself and making things worse, Aphatsara decided to ask Jindarat directly. Faced with this question, Jindarat was initially a bit stunned, but then she understood why Aphatsara asked such things when there were probably quite a few people gossiping outside.

"Others may feel that status is important, but for me, as long as that person is the one fate has chosen for me, there is no such thing as worthy or unworthy. As long as I love her, and she loves me, that is enough."

"So who...is that person?"

Even though both sides' feelings were clear now, a definite answer was still needed. Just smiling slightly at her, Jindarat now raised her hand to brush Aphatsara's hair up, the jasmine flower was also neatly pinned in her hair

"It's me, Mali." Of course, besides actions, Jindarat also needed words to prove her sincerity.

"But...will your parents accept our relationship?"

"As long as it's someone I believe is my fate, they won't object."

Eye to eye, and Jindarat's hand gently lifted Aphatsara's chin, her fingers lightly glided over it. Jindarat's face also slowly moved closer to Aphatsara's, she also paid attention to the other's expression to make sure there was no objection before continuing the action. And then, it was time for their lips to touch, not in a hasty, rushed way.

"Princess Aphatsara!"

Suddenly someone shouted loudly, and then a group of people came out of nowhere and surrounded them. Immediately, Jindarat stood in front of Aphatsara as a reflex to protect her. However, the two of them were unarmed, compared to the other group of people, their strength was really too weak. And then a bullet was fired, hitting Jindarat straight in the shoulder, causing Aphatsara to scream in horror as Jindarat's blood splattered on her face. 

"Jindarat!"

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"Lady Maprang."

Originally, Arlene would not leave the mansion as her duty of watching over Patcharee did not allow her to take her eyes off the daughter of the Marquess family for too long, but for some reason, when she saw Chalida going out alone, Arlene quietly followed behind. Thanks to that, when the other party had an accident, Arlene appeared in time, pulling the Alpha who was holding Chalida with the intention of harassing her into a deserted alley.

As soon as that Alpha was pushed away, his eyes turned bloodshot from his instincts and anger at the interruption, and he rushed to attack Arlene. In the current situation, even though she didn't want to, Arlene was forced to release her pheromones as a way to suppress him. The scent of rosemary spread out, counteracting the other party's pheromones, making it impossible for him to remain a second longer.

"Miss Maprang, did he hurt you?"

The danger passed, Arlene quickly ran to support Chalida. The pheromone smell had lessened, but it still made Chalida feel suffocated, especially the rosemary smell that made the scent gland at the back of her neck feel a bit hot, the light scent of marian plum made Arlene grit her teeth as it reached her nose.

"You're...an Alpha?"

"That's not something you need to worry about right now. And I promise I won't harm you."

"She's an Alpha in disguise. Now I have a way to take down Patcharee." Neither of them knew that from afar, someone had witnessed everything from beginning to end. The Alpha who had intended to harm Chalida earlier was also arranged by that person from the beginning.

"Why did you have to go to that deserted place, and alone, My Lady?" As for Chalida, she was now brought back by Arlene and was also asked by the other party about what had happened. If she hadn't appeared earlier, what happened to Chalida, what might have happened to Chalida, none of them dared imagine.

"Someone asked me to go there, saying that there was something related to Patcha that required me to go alone. And you, Namfa, why did you have to disguise yourself as Beta to enter the Marquess' mansion?"

"I disguised myself so that when I was near you and Lady Patcha, I wouldn't affect you two, but I had absolutely no evil intentions. As for today's matter... it seems like someone had planned it, it's not simple."

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"We have to kill Princess Aphatsara at all costs."

"Jindarat! No!" Aphatsara startled awake from her dream, the image of Jindarat being shot while standing in front of her was still there, causing her to loudly scream her name in agony.

"Aira, are you okay?"

Not knowing if it was just a nightmare in the middle of the night, or if those images had happened in reality, when Aphatsara suddenly woke up, her head throbbed as if struck by a hammer. And Princess Piangnapha was the first person Aphatsara saw when she opened her eyes, and the other person quickly asked about her, as she had always been by her side all these days. 

"Napha, I...I was surrounded by a bunch of people...they wanted to kill me, they wanted to kill me."

In panic as she recalled the memories of the assassination attempt, Aphatsara hugged Piangnapha tightly, holding onto her shirt in fear that those people could come back to harm her at any moment. In response to Aphatsara's fearful expression, Piangnapha kept comforting her, trying to soothe the trauma Aphatsara had been carrying.

"Don't be afraid, Aira. Now that Her Royal Highness and I are here, no one will dare harm you."

In fact, Crown Princess Athitaya - Aphatsara's older sister - had already found her. But in order to find out the truth about who was behind the harm to Aphatsara, Athitaya temporarily pretended that she had never found any trace of her sister, while sending people to secretly follow Aphatsara, who had temporarily lost her memories. On the night of the Luminaris Festival, the people who had previously attacked Aphatsara appeared again, and this time before they could harm her, Athitaya quickly arrived to rescue her, and the mastermind behind the plot to target Aphatsara was also caught by Athitaya.

As for Jindarat, she had just woken up from her coma, and the image of Aphatsara still lingering in her mind as she collapsed from the bullet wound. Jindarat could no longer remember what happened after that. The wound from that incident still ached, but that was nothing compared to the pain in her heart, as if it were pierced by thousands of arrow when she thought about not being able to protect Aphatsara. Thinking about that, Jindarat wanted to cry again, even if it was for someone to see, it didn't matter when she had lost her lover.

"Countess Jindarat."

Thanita entered with Kamneung, but there was another man with them. From the way he was dressed, it was obvious that he was not an ordinary person. And his attire was typical of the Devanthira nobility, and this was the first time Jindarat had seen his face.

"You are..."

"My name is Niwat Kitjakorn, a retainer of Crown Princess Athitaya Varadhan of Devanthira. I have come here to thank Your Ladyship on behalf of Her Royal Highness for helping Princess Aphatsara in the past."

"Princess Aphatsara?" Hearing this name, Jindarat couldn't help but feel strange. Thanita and Kamneung standing by listening couldn't help but look at each other curiously.

"It's the girl named Mali whom Your Ladyship and everyone here saved. She's actually Princess Aphatsara Varadhan of Devanthira, or Princess Aira. Her Royal Highness was assassinated while traveling to the border, and while fleeing, she slipped and fell at the foot of Moonwatch Hill."

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"When Aira woke up, she called out for someone named Jindarat. Does Your Highness know who that was?"

Now that Aphatsara was asleep, Piangnapha had just left her room when Athitaya arrived. As soon as she met her spouse, the first thing Piangnapha asked was nothing other than the name that Aphatsara had always called out in her delirium and even when she was awake.

"Jindarat is the Countess of Avaloria, Aira's savior, the person she fell in love with while she was wandering in Prachan. But Aira doesn't seem to remember anything that happened in Avaloria."

"If Aira loves Jindarat, the engagement with Crown Princess Katherine should probably be reconsidered. Even if Aira no longer knows anything about Jindarat, that doesn't mean she doesn't love her anymore. And as far as I know, Your Royal Highness understands the feeling of marrying someone you don't love better than anyone else. And I also understand what it's like to marry someone who doesn't love me." 

After saying this, Piangnapha immediately turned away before Athitaya could respond to anything. And what she had just said was enough to make Athitaya think about Aphatsara's future while the engagement with the Crown Princess of Avaloria still remained. Thinking about her marriage with Piangnapha again, no matter who looked at it, Athitaya did not want her sister to be stuck in that situation. But Athitaya did not have the full authority to decide on this engagement as it involved the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Not thinking about those things anymore, Athitaya returned to the study to prepare for the more important matter ahead. Athitaya had already grasped all the evidence of the person behind the plot to harm Aphatsara and was just waiting for the right moment to reveal it