Amelia sat down slowly, as if her body couldn't hold the burden any longer. Her hands trembled in her lap. Kai didn't speak. He simply took a seat beside her, close enough that she could feel his presence but far enough that she wouldn't feel crowded.
"I wasn't always… her," she said quietly. "The real Amelia Cosgrove, the one born in this body is gone. I just… took her place. I don't know how it happened, I just woke and found myself in the hospital in a strange world."
She looked at Kai, carefully gauging his reaction before continuing.
"In my world, I was Amelia Volemont. Empress of Akea. I was also the daughter of Duke Volemont, one of the most powerful men in the empire. I was raised to be perfect. Always graceful, always obedient. My father was a general, my mother died early, but I had two older brothers who adored me. My father, though strict, also deeply loved me. In all, we were the pride of high society."
