*~Hyo-sun's Pov~*

 "Unni? UNNI!"

 I snapped out of my daydream and my co-worker gave me a look.

 "Sorry-"
 "Stop daydreaming and get back to work!"
 "Ne."

 I went back to washing dishes, and couldn't wait till I got off and go home and fall into bed.

 "Noona, you're home."
 "Hi, dongsaeng."

 I share an apartment with my little brother while he's in college. We always get along really well, he's my best friend over anybody else.

 "Noona, I went to this cool old bookstore today with one of my friends. I found this old hand-written book for you. It looked cool."

 He handed it to me and it was about the size of a journal and I smiled.

 "Wow, it looks so awesome! Thanks!"

 I hugged him and he chuckled.

 "You're welcome, noona."

 I went to my room and flopped back on my bed and opened the book and started reading.

 This is the personal diary of Prince Lee Hong-bin. To be read by no one other than myself. I want to tell my story, but everyone here already knows it, and I want to express my innermost feelings and my side of it.

 I paused and bit my lip.

 "Is this really a diary? It's so old though... I'm sure this person is far gone, it couldn't hurt..."

 I opened and started reading.

-19th of March-

 I live in a lavish palace named Jajeong Beil (Midnight Vale). It's both the name of this castle and the surrounding town. I have never left either in all my life, but that's because I can't. It's not that it's forbidden, I'm just cursed. Yeah, cursed, that's right. I didn't even do an