-Snow's pov-

I heard my father howling, and turned to see that Damian disappeared.

"Huh? Where?--"

"Snow!" my father picked me up, and in an instant we were back at the castle.

"Snow! Are you okay!?" He spun me around, and round, and round then spun one more time before sighing in relief.

"My lovely daughter, I will definitely die of shock because of all your stunts," he said massaging his temples.

"Is daddy going to die because of me??" I said sobbing.

He looked flustered, and stumbled with his words.

"N-no! No, no, no, daddy was only joking, please stop crying, snowflake, daddy doesn't like it when you cry. I'm sorry," he said hugging me tightly.

I felt sorry about making him guilty so I pat his back, and comfort him.

"It's okay, daddy I forgive you, beacuse I love daddy. Very much," I said rubbing his back in a circular motion.

He carried me to my room, and sat me on my bed.

"Snowflake?"

"Yes, daddy?"

"I went looking for you because, It was uncle Darrius's birthday yesterday. He invited us again to have brunch with his family but we don't need to go if you don't feel like it," disregarding the fact that I was missing just a few minutes ago.

Then I remembered something important, then my eyes go wide.

"It is?" I asked, and he nods his head.

"I want to go, daddy," I said decisively.

He looked surprised and asked me again.

"Are you sure? You've been very busy lately, haven't you? If you're tired we don't have to go,"

I was tired, I mean with all this drama who wouldn't be? but Darrius is Father's old friend, and Dean's biological father. It's important that this event happens as planned.

"Uncle Darrius is father's high school friend, and you were very close, right? And we missed his birthday I feel very responsible for it. Instead of attending the birthday, you had to reject my proposal... " I said sadly.

"I see. Me and Darrius weren't that close, I just had a small circle of friends. You really don't need to go--"

'Okay first of all that just sounds really sad, dad,'

"But I want to. Or else I will always blame myself for making you miss your friend's birthday!" I said cutting him off.

He smiled and kissed my forehead.

"Okay, snowflake. You may cause a bit of trouble from time to time, but you're a very kind, and caring little girl," he stroked my head and said that he had some work to do.

"Daddy?" I called as he was about to leave through the door.

"Yes, snowflake?" he turned.

"Are you still banned from the bedroom?" I asked holding in laughter.

He slumped and said that he was, and then left.

"Hah," I exclaimed falling backward onto the bed.

'So, Dean will be here soon' I thought as I tried to remember his backstory.

'Dean Sterling, who was abused by his brother Tyler Oberon, because he was born from a mistress, and everyone ignored the abuse because they didn't care. In kingdom Sterling, Child abuse is illegal and punishable by death, but Dean's family was spared to be either a hidden capture target or a minor villain'

Dean has two brothers Tyler, and Dante. His adopted mother (who doesn't even care about him) is Tatiana Valencia, a former Baron's daughter from the kingdom Slade.

And their father is Darrius Oberon, the current count of kingdom Sterling.

Tatiana was born in a different kingdom and met Darrius by chance when they were only about fourteen years old when the five kingdoms were still in touch with other.

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But the five kingdoms don't interact with each other anymore and agreed every kingdom was on their own from now on unless it was a problem concerning the whole beastdom.

Which is a bit concerning to me since.... I'm the only heir of Sterling...

"I'm tired. I have to go there tomorrow, and Sierra won't be here for another day. I need sleep"

I look to the grandfather clock in the corner of my room, even though it was only around, 5:45 p.m. my eyes felt so heavy.

It must be because I used too much magic in that flower and for Damian...

'Haha, I used to sleep at 6:19 a.m. when I was Alicia. But right now as a six-year-old, I don't think my physical body can handle it, and why would a six-year-old need to stay up until that time anyway?'

I yawn and fall into a peaceful sleep.

~The next morning~

I wake up to see another maid standing next to my bed.

"Good morning, princess," she said bowing.

"Good morning, and thank you for attending to me today," I said cheerfully.

"Ah, y-yes, let's get you ready, princess," she said flustered.

Then she dresses me in a puff, short, light blue dress with frills on the bottom, a white button-front also with frills at the edges and a pretty white ribbon at the back.

it had a very nice look. But there was one problem.

The corset.

"Wait," I said as she took the strings of the corset.

"What is it, princess?" she asked.

"Do I have to wear a corset?" I asked scared.

"Well, princess you never had a problem with wearing a corset. Even when you were only 7 months old," she said sweetly.

'7 months!?' I thought shocked.

"Yes, your father didn't want you to be uncomfortable, but the madame insisted on you wearing corsets so you started wearing them at 7 months instead of 6,"

'What is this!? Japanese people didn't even wear corsets! But this is in an old western setting. How did the Americans or Europeanswear these death traps at 6 months!'

"O-oh o-okay, "

"Here I go, princess," she twisted the string around her fist and....

"kyaa! mpffmfmfmfffu-- My goodness!"

'Phew, that was close, not too bad since I'm only six, but it gets tighter every year...'

~After dressing~

When I saw the finished product it matched pretty well with my long curly white hair and dark crystal blue eyes.

~timeskip to when they were in the carriage~

'This awkward silence is killing me'

I just watched my parents, my mother who was giving father the silent treatment, and trying not to face my father but instead looked out the window with an irritated look, while my father was clinging on to my irritated mother rubbing his head on her arm like a cat.

"How long do you plan to ignore me Lili~?" he said pouting still clinging to my mother's arm, who now had a visible tick mark on her forehead.

".... Grrrrr...." my mother started growling at my clingy father.

"Oh, Lili~ talk to me please~! I said sorry didn't I?" he said as he continued rubbing his head on mother's arm, I'm just sitting there across them sweat dropping, and counting down from five. that's probably mother's breaking point.

'5'

"Lili~"

'4'

"Please?~"

'3'

oh darling!~"

'2'

"*whines* Lili~?"

'1' Hehe father's got something up his sleeve I just know it.

"LILI DARLING TALK TO-"

"SHUT UP!" mother tries to slap father but father smirks and grabs mother's arms, and pulls her closer to his chest, you could see mother's face grow as red as a tomato.

"I win, Lili~" he said as he pats her head like a child. Mother tried to pull away but dad just held on to her tighter, and finally, mother gave up, relaxed, and said.

"Fine. You're forgiven... " With that dad let mom go, and mom still looking like a tomato crossed her arms and puffed her cheeks like a child.

"Aww my Lili is so adorable," and kissed mom's cheek, and said "hmpf!" but you could clearly see that she was pleased.

"I knew, daddy was gonna win this one," I said slyly.

"Wha--!?" mother exclaimed while father laughed.

"Of course, we nine-tails think alike don't we, snowflake?" He said with a wink.

"Ugh, don't you fill our daughter's head with your nonsense!" she said, arms crossed.

But seriously I never knew that mom was such a tsundere.

"We are here, your highnesses," I look out of the window and see a nice mansion on top of a hill it looked really nice.

We get out of the carriage in order, dad first, then he helped mom down. She wasn't as red as earlier but she still had a pink tint to her cheeks. And I was last to get off.

"Welcome to our humble home, your highnesses," A man who seemed like he was in his mid-thirties with blonde hair and brown eyes greeted us.

"Darrius, how are you? I'm sorry I didn't get to attend your birthday party,"

"What's important is that you are here now, your majesty," he smiled then his gaze wandered to me.

"Ah, hello there, princess Snow,"

"It's good to see you, uncle Darrius, happy birthday, " I greeted politely then I curtsied like a proper princess.

Then that's when I saw him.

Dean was standing in the far back.

'There you are. target locked'

"I don't think you've met my sons yet, boys, introduce yourselves, " Then three boys stepped up.

"Hello, princess my name is Dante, " he bowed politely.

"And I am Tyler, pleasure to make your acquaintance, " he said with slight arrogance.

"M-my name is Dean nice to meet you, princess, "

'Aww Dean is more adorable than I expected' I thought as they all bowed.

In the game, Tyler was the bully, and Dante just ignored Dean all the time but felt sorry for him sometimes but was cold to him because of him being an illegitimate child, and the only reason Darrius kept him was because of his white hair which symbolizes great power.

But 'how' Tyler bullied Dean was beyond disgusting.

Darrius gifted Tyler with a magic-restricting collar, and that's why Dean's scars lasted for so long.

Darrius also whipped Dean a lot and made Dean wear the collar at all times. Even when they knew the scars would show, since Tyler loved to torture Dean and wanted every scar to last, so instead of healing him when visitors came he used glamor to hide his scars.

Which will be their biggest mistake.

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