บท 230: Two Peas In A Pod

"The curse does not only affect one party," she explained, "It usually affects both."

"What do you mean?" 

"You are also inflicted with the same curse, Crown Princess Laina."

Laina gasped in shock, "But I don't have the black veins or any of the symptoms."

The Goddess shook her head as she explained, "The curse has not activated for you. But when you do profess your love for him, it will.

The effects of the curse for you are different too."

It was at that moment that it dawned on  Laina. She recalled the intimate moments she shared with Dante. Each time she was about to say those three words, he stopped her. He was trying to protect her. 

"Although I am not quite certain if this is true, as a child of the sun the effects of the curse is quite the opposite. It will burn you from within. Your body would not be able to subdue the effects of the curse like King Dante can."