Introduction
姫は父を手に入れるため、母の命を奪った。
母の死後、父は沈黙のまま姫と結婚した。
だがその後。
皇室全体が暗黒の中に沈んでいった。
Share the book to
About Author

渡り雨
Chapter 1
わたくしが五歳の誕生日を迎えた日の記憶は、眩いほどに輝かしく、そして同じくらい、どうしようもなく昏い。
あの日の朝、父は直々に、わたくしの長い髪を梳かしてくれた。
王立魔法学院にその名を轟かせる偉大なる魔法師、ヘルス・オックスリ。そんな父の傍らで、母はただ優しく、美しいメロディーを口ずさんでいた。
「フィリア、今日は君にとって特別な日だ」
父はそう言うと、わたくしの手を取った。
「市場へ行って、とっておきの贈り物を一つ選んでやろう」
翠霞(すいか)の城下町で最も活気のある魔法市場は、あらゆる魔法の品が陽光を浴び、宝石のようにきらめいていた。
父は七つの味に変わる不思議な飴をわたくしに買ってくれ、やがて一軒の古びた魔法工房の前で足を止める。
「メロディにも贈り物を一つ選んでやってくれ」
父が悪戯っぽく囁いた。
「彼女は何を貰ったら喜ぶと思うかね?」
「お父様。本当の目的は、お母様への贈り物選びでしょう?」
わたくしがわざと頬を膨らませて小さな拳を振り上げると、父は声を上げて笑い、わたくしの鼻を優しくついた。
「嘘はついていないさ。君への贈り物はもう買っただろう? だがな、フィリア。君の母は、私の人生で最も大切な宝物なんだ。彼女がどれほどの痛みを乗り越えて、君という宝物を授けてくれたか……決して忘れるなよ」
父の言葉はいつでも、母への深い愛に満ちていた。
わたくしは、一輪の水晶の薔薇を指差した。工房の主人が音の魔法を宿して作り上げた精巧な芸術品だ。きっとお母様もお気に召すに違いない。父もそれが気に入った様子で、満足げに頷いて代金を支払った。
その帰り道、馬車に揺られながら、父が不意に尋ねた。
「フィリア。学院で、君の母について何か良くない噂を耳にしたことはあるか?」
わたくしは頷いた。
幼心にも、貴族の子弟たちが口にする『芸女』という言葉が、侮蔑の色を帯びていることは理解していたから。
父の眼差しが、深く、そして限りなく優しくなる。
「覚えておきなさい、フィリア。君の母は確かに花街の出身だ。だが、この世の誰よりも清らかな魂を持っている。彼女の魔法は、血筋だけの力に胡坐をかく貴族共には、到底理解できぬものなのだ」
その、時だった。
父の教え子の一人が、蒼白な顔で馬車の傍らに転移してきた。
「先生! 奥様が……メロディ様が何者かに襲われ、路上に……!」
父の顔から、瞬時に血の気が引いた。
彼は転移魔法を唱える余裕さえなく馬車から転がり落ちると、市場の方角へと猛然と走り出した。高価な魔法師のローブが泥に汚れ、行き交う人々に突き飛ばされても構わず、ただひたすらに。
翠霞城で最も尊いと言われた魔法師の威厳は、そこにはもうなかった。
わたくしたちが駆けつけた時、現場は黒山の人だかりだった。
父が、悲痛な叫びと共に障壁魔法を放つ。
「イースライール・アーカロン!」
青い光の壁が、野次馬たちを容赦なく弾き飛ばす。
「下がれ! 誰も近寄るな!」
父は血だまりの石畳に膝をつき、母をその腕に抱きかかえた。
わたくしには母の姿がよく見えなかった。
ただ、父が自らのローブで母の体を覆い隠し、静かに抱き上げて屋敷へと歩き出す、その広い背中だけが見えていた。
◇
それからの五日間、父は一睡もせず、食事も喉を通さず、まるで十年も歳を取ったかのように憔悴しきっていた。
彼は誰であろうと、母が眠る水晶の棺に近づくことを許さなかった。わたくしですら、例外ではなかった。
後に知ったことだが、母の亡骸には、王族の魔法による傷跡がはっきりと残されていたという。あの特殊な金色の稲妻模様は、王族の血を引く魔法師にしか扱えない、禁断の魔法の痕跡だった。
葬儀の日、エリノ姫が自ら弔問に訪れた。
純白の豪奢な礼服をまとい、胸元の王族の紋章が金色に輝いている。彼女は父の姿を認めると、その稀代の美貌を悲しげに曇らせ、いかにもか弱そうに振る舞った。
「オクスリー様、奥方様のこと、心よりお悔やみ申し上げますわ。もし王族の助けが必要でしたら、何なりと……」
「姫殿下のお心遣い、痛み入ります」
父は恭しく頭を下げたが、その声は恐ろしいほどに平坦だった。
「ですが、何一つ問題はございません」
その夜、父はわたくしのベッドの傍らに座った。指先に灯した青い魔法の炎が、そのやつれた顔を不気味に照らす。
「フィリア」
静かな、それでいて凍てつくような声で、父は尋ねた。
「エリノ姫の顔を、覚えたか?」
わたくしは、こくりと頷いた。
「よろしい」
父の声は、冬の氷のように冷たかった。
「あの女の魂を水晶に封じ、永遠の苦痛を与えてやる」
「お父様が手を下さなくても、大丈夫ですわ」
わたくしは、自分の声が幼さに似合わず、硬く響くのを感じた。
「わたくしも、その魔法を覚えて、お母様の仇を討ちますから」
◇
父が学院に復帰してしばらく経つと、その身から、時折エリノ姫が使う魔法香水の香りがするようになった。
半年後、姫が王族の子を懐妊したという報せが、王国中を駆け巡った。
ある夜、エリノ姫がわたくしたちの屋敷を密かに訪れた。
扉の隙間から、姫が父に泣きすがるのが見えた。
「わたくしは貴方のために、この身を削ってまで子を成そうとしているのに……! 王に、わたくしたちの婚姻をお認めいただくよう、どうして願い出てくださらないの?」
「その子を堕ろすなら、お前と未来を誓おう」
父は、冷ややかに言い放った。
父が姫に命じたのは、あまりにも残酷な嘘だった。お腹の子の父親は魔力を持たぬ従者だと偽り、その子を堕ろせ、と。王族の姫が魔力を持たぬ者と交わるなど、神への冒涜にも等しい。それは、姫の誇りを根底から踏み躙る、悪魔の囁きに他ならなかった。
五日後、王族の命令により、父とエリノ姫の婚姻が強制的に執り行われた。
醜聞を隠したい王族と、それを逆手に取った父の策略。世間は「穢された姫を押し付けられた」と父に同情したが、その噂を流したのが父自身だと知る者はいない。父には、魔法評議会の顧問という破格の地位まで与えられた。
婚姻の儀の日、屋敷の儀式場は姫を迎えるにはあまりに簡素で、侮辱的ですらあった。
姫が母のかつての婚礼衣装を着たいと申し出た時、父は凍てつくような声で言った。
「姫はご自分を、あの三文役者と同格だとお思いか?」
主導権を握ろうとしたエリノ姫の顔が、さっと土気色に変わる。
「わたくしは王族の血筋! あのような身分の低い女と、一緒にしないで!」
その瞬間、わたくしはすべてを悟った。
半年前、姫は衛兵に命じ、衆目の前で母の服を剥ぎ取ろうとしたのだ。母を辱め、心を折るために。
そして今日、彼女は、母の血で汚れたはずのそのドレスを、勝利の証として身に纏おうとしたのだ。
わたくしは、父の静かな横顔を見つめる。
彼の復讐は、まだ始まったばかりなのだ。
――ええ、わたくしの復讐も。
心の中で、冷たくそう呟いた。。
Latest Chapters
#8 第8章 終章
Last Updated: 08/27/2025 11:35#7 第7章 苦しみ
Last Updated: 08/27/2025 11:35#6 第6章 死産
Last Updated: 08/27/2025 11:35#5 第5章 危険
Last Updated: 08/27/2025 11:35#4 第4章 封印
Last Updated: 08/27/2025 11:35#3 第3章 子供
Last Updated: 08/27/2025 11:35#2 第2章 結婚式
Last Updated: 08/27/2025 11:35#1 第1章 復讐
Last Updated: 08/27/2025 11:35
Comments
You Might Like 😍
Game of Destiny
When Finlay finds her, she is living among humans. He is smitten by the stubborn wolf that refuse to acknowledge his existence. She may not be his mate, but he wants her to be a part of his pack, latent wolf or not.
Amie cant resist the Alpha that comes into her life and drags her back into pack life. Not only does she find herself happier than she has been in a long time, her wolf finally comes to her. Finlay isn't her mate, but he becomes her best friend. Together with the other top wolves in the pack, they work to create the best and strongest pack.
When it's time for the pack games, the event that decides the packs rank for the coming ten year, Amie needs to face her old pack. When she sees the man that rejected her for the first time in ten years, everything she thought she knew is turned around. Amie and Finlay need to adapt to the new reality and find a way forward for their pack. But will the curve ball split them apart?
Letting Go
That fateful night leads to Molly and her best friend Tom holding a secret close to their hearts but keeping this secret could also mean destroying any chance of a new future for Molly.
When Tom's oldest brother Christian meets Molly his dislike for her is instant and he puts little effort into hiding it. The problem is he's attracted to her just as much as he dislikes her and staying away from her starts to become a battle, a battle that he's not sure he can win.
When Molly's secret is revealed and she’s forced to face the pain from her past can she find the strength to stay and work through the pain or will she run away from everything she knows including the one man who gives her hope for a happy future? Hope that she never thought she would feel again.
Alpha Nicholas's Little Mate
What? No—wait… oh Moon Goddess, no.
Please tell me you're joking, Lex.
But she's not. I can feel her excitement bubbling under my skin, while all I feel is dread.
We turn the corner, and the scent hits me like a punch to the chest—cinnamon and something impossibly warm. My eyes scan the room until they land on him. Tall. Commanding. Beautiful.
And then, just as quickly… he sees me.
His expression twists.
"Fuck no."
He turns—and runs.
My mate sees me and runs.
Bonnie has spent her entire life being broken down and abused by the people closest to her including her very own twin sister. Alongside her best friend Lilly who also lives a life of hell, they plan to run away while attending the biggest ball of the year while it's being hosted by another pack, only things don't quite go to plan leaving both girls feeling lost and unsure about their futures.
Alpha Nicholas is 28, mateless, and has no plans to change that. It's his turn to host the annual Blue Moon Ball this year and the last thing he expects is to find his mate. What he expects even less is for his mate to be 10 years younger than him and how his body reacts to her. While he tries to refuse to acknowledge that he has met his mate his world is turned upside down after guards catch two she-wolves running through his lands.
Once they are brought to him he finds himself once again facing his mate and discovers that she's hiding secrets that will make him want to kill more than one person.
Can he overcome his feelings towards having a mate and one that is so much younger than him? Will his mate want him after already feeling the sting of his unofficial rejection? Can they both work on letting go of the past and moving forward together or will fate have different plans and keep them apart?
Crossing the lines ( Sleeping with my Best friends)
get together with the rest of our college friends,led me to reveal some of my secrets. And some of theirs. From being accused by friends I gave up. Little did I know the get together was just a ruse for them to get back into my life and they were playing the long game, making sure I belonged to them and them only.
Dean's POV : The minute we I opened the door and saw her ,so beautiful, I knew it was either going to go our way or she ran. We fell in love with her at Eighteen,she was seventeen and off limits,she saw us as brother so we waited, when she disappeared we let her ,she thought we had no idea where she was ,she as absolutely fucking wrong. We watch her every move and knew how to make her cave to our wishes.
Aleck's POV : Little Layla had become so fucking beautiful, Dean and I decided she would be ours. She walked around the island unaware if what was coming her way.one way or the other Our best friend would end up under us in our bed and she would ask for it too.
Welcome to Hell
An ordinary man with a bright future ahead.
But a single betrayal was enough to shatter everything.
Framed by the woman he loved and his own brother, he was sentenced and thrown into the worst place imaginable: a prison where rules don’t exist—and danger has a name, a face… and hungry eyes.
Now, he shares a cell with the most feared man in the entire facility.
Dominant. Intense. Obsessive.
And he wants him.
Not out of love.
Not out of mercy.
But out of pure, ruthless desire.
In a world with no laws, no escape, and no one to save him, he becomes the wolf’s bunny—submissive to his touch, a prisoner of pleasure… and completely unable to resist.
Because sometimes, it’s the monster who knows exactly how to make you feel alive.
The Rejected Luna: From Outcast to Alpha Queen
Then she came back.
Layla—my pure-blooded half-sister with her perfect smile and poison tongue. Within days of her return from Europe, Paxton was ready to throw me away like yesterday's news.
"I want to sever our bond, Freya. Lyra is my true mate."
Wrong move, Alpha.
He thinks I'm just another submissive mate who'll quietly disappear. He's forgotten I'm a mixed-blood Alpha who's been playing nice for far too long. While he's busy playing house with my backstabbing sister, Lucas Morgan—the most dangerous Alpha in the territory—is making me an offer I can't refuse.
Paxton wants to discard me? Fine.
But he's about to learn that some women don't just walk away—they burn everything down on their way out.
I'm done being the good girl. Done being the perfect mate. Done hiding what I really am.
The CEO's Contractual Wife
Omega Bound
Thane Knight is the alpha of the Midnight Pack of the La Plata Mountain Range, the largest wolf shifter pack in the world. He is an alpha by day and hunts the shifter trafficking ring with his group of mercenaries by night. His hunt for vengeance leads to one raid that changes his life.
Tropes:
Touch her and die/Slow burn romance/Fated Mates/Found family twist/Close circle betrayal/Cinnamon roll for only her/Traumatized heroine/Rare wolf/Hidden powers/Knotting/Nesting/Heats/Luna/Attempted assassination
Bribing The Billionaire's Revenge
Her life is perfect until her glass castle crashes down. Her husband admits to infidelity with none other than her own sister and there is a child coming. Liesl decides the best way to mend her shattered heart is by destroying the one thing he holds more important than anything else: his career.
Isaias Machado is a billionaire first generation American he knows the value of hard work and doing what it takes to survive. His entire life has been geared to the moment he can take the McGrath company away from the corrupted men who once left his family homeless.
When Liesl McGrath approaches the billionaire to bribe him with information set to ruin her ex-husband, Isaias Machado is chomping at the bit to take everything the McGrath’s prize including Liesl.
A story of love, revenge and healing needs to start somewhere and Liesl’s pain is the catalyst to the wildest rollercoaster ride of her life. Let the bribery begin.
Ever After Awaits
There’s the charming stranger from a chance encounter, the one she never expected to see again—but fate clearly has other plans. The sweet barista at her campus coffee shop, whose smile feels like home. Her stepbrother, who makes no secret of his disdain but hides more than he lets on. And then there’s the childhood friend who’s suddenly back, stirring up memories she thought were long gone.
Navigating love, tension, and unspoken truths, she’ll learn that sometimes happily ever after isn’t a destination—it’s a journey filled with surprises.
Claimed by My Bully Alpha
Suddenly, the boy who used to be her tormentor had turned into her protector, attracting the attention of not only other allies, but jealous classmates that want her gone forever. But how can she accept the fact that the boy who had tormented her all through high school was suddenly obsessed with her? Will she give love a chance or will she end up just like her mother, broken and destroyed and six feet under.
The Badass Mafia Princess and Family
About Author

渡り雨
Download AnyStories App to discover more Fantasy Stories.
