Akin gazed at the two women before him. His face was calm, but his eyes shone with a mix of gentleness and determination.
"If the past made you suffer… then in this life, I won't let it happen again."
Noona lifted her head to look at him. The sorrow that lingered in her eyes seemed to fade slightly.
"Akin… can you really do that? Our path may not be easy."
Ilda placed a firm hand on Noona's shoulder.
"If we couldn't protect each other in our past life… then this time, we must succeed."
The silence around them was heavy, yet their hearts resounded with an unspoken vow—
a promise to face everything together.
Noona smiled through her tears.
"Then let's begin a new bond together… not a chain of the past, but a path toward the future."
Akin extended his hand, Ilda followed, and finally, Noona placed hers on top of theirs, holding firmly.
Three hands stacked together became the symbol of a vow in this life—
no longer princesses, no longer shadows, no longer loss.
But companions of fate, ready to fight side by side.
The cool wind swept through the windows of the old hall. Noona was about to withdraw her hand from Akin and Ilda, but at that very moment—
"Noona."
A deep voice echoed from the doorway.
The three turned at once. A tall man in elegant attire stood there, his features sharp and dignified. What caught the eye most was the silver necklace resting against his chest—the very same design Noona had always worn.
Noona's eyes trembled. "That necklace…"
The man stepped forward, his gaze firm and commanding.
"Finally, I've found my fiancée."
Akin furrowed his brows, his sharp gaze locking onto the man like a predator guarding its territory.
Ilda grasped Noona's arm, feeling the trembling in her hand.
Noona's breath quickened, her heart pounding as if the wounds of a past life had been torn open again.
"Why… why do you have that necklace?"
The man gave a faint smile, filled with hidden meaning.
"Because in every lifetime, you are mine, Noona… and no one can change that."
The room fell into tense silence—
the new bond they had just forged was now being tested by an old vow that had never been broken.