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"I'm sorry if I sound offensive, but I was just curious." Luciana said to the prince."I know what you are thinking Luciana, and I will answer you." Raziel said with a straight face. "I go to war for my father. I have killed many people. I do not spare anyone that stands in my way." Luciana wondered if he had the intention to scare her. She didn't feel scared though, but his story was making her feel disappointed."I know you, Raziel. You are stubborn, rebellious, no one can stop you from doing what you want to do, just as no one can force you to do something you do not want to do. Not even your father." Luciana stated."True. Nobody forced me." He then turned to her and looked at her seriously."I don't fight any kingdom without a provocation on their side first. I used to, but not anymore.""Why?""I was obeying my king, and I also wanted to please my father."He said it like his king and his father were different people.Luciana placed one hand on his face, brushing his cheeks sof
Raziel hovered above Luciana, their gazes locked on each other. He could hear her fast heart beat and her breathing. The sight of her beautiful breasts of which the nipples were now hard and pointed, sent blood rushing down to his groin. He wondered if she knew what she was doing to him.He then leaned in and took her lips in a more passionate kiss, sending all the nerves in her body awake. Her mind shut down, and all she could think, feel and smell was him.He then left her lips and placed feathery kisses all over her neck, before dragging it down. He kissed the hollow between her breasts, and Luciana breathed hard in both anxiousness and thrill. This was definitely not her.Raziel then took one of her mounds in his mouth, and Luciana's head fell back and her eyes closed. Her hand reached for the back of his head and she held him against her chest.She squirmed restlessly as he continued sucking on her breast. His other hand covered the other, and he began to massage it. Luciana cou
Raziel walked into the receiving room hand in hand with Luciana. When the king spotted him, he stood up from where he was sitting and angrily strode towards him."Your majesty." Raziel greeted with a friendly smile, but Luciana could see the mockery in it."Save the formalities prince Raziel, I want my daughter released as soon as possible." The king yelled angrily."Why so grumpy your majesty." Raziel said with a shake of his head. "Have I introduced you to my woman who would soon be the queen?"The king's blood boiled. He knew that the stubborn prince was only rubbing it on his face that the girl would be the queen instead of his daughter."Prince Raziel, I don't have time for this.""Neither do I. If only you know what you distracted us from."Raziel then leisurely walked to one of the chairs with Luciana, and they sat down. He wrapped one hand around her waist and pulled her close."I will appreciate that you sit down so we can talk like civilized people. My woman doesn't apprecia
Luciana had only gotten to her room when someone knocked, and she asked the person to come in, only to turn and see the werewolf, Rebecca. Rebecca held a stony expression, and her chin was held high. Luciana could tell that she was still as proud as ever, and she still looked down on her."Rebecca, it's been a while we saw each other. Do you miss me?" Luciana could not help teasing the arrogant werewolf."The prince asked me to take you to the dress makers to get you a dress." Rebecca stated in a dry tone, and Luciana wondered what she needed the dress for."Why do I need an extra dress?" She asked Rebecca."I don't know. It was just the prince's order.""Where are the dress makers located?" Luciana asked."In the market.""You should probably wait outside while I change into something more presentable." Luciana said to her."I have the same body as you Luciana. There is nothing to hide."Luciana turned to her with a more stern expression. "I wasn't asking."Rebecca glared at the hum
The next morning, a meeting was held to fix the date for the coronation of the new king. Raziel brought Luciana to the meeting with him, and he introduced her to the rest of the council members who had not met her. As expected, most of them objected to her being the queen as she had nothing to offer the kingdom based on her background. But Raziel didn't listen to them. "Your highness, over my dead body would a human become my queen." A man said as he stood up. Raziel then signalled to one of his guards. "Take him and have him killed." "Yes your highness." The guard bowed. Everyone gasped. Even Luciana was surprised. She wondered if he had lost his mind. "Your highness, I am sorry if I have offended you. I beg for your mercy. Please spare my life." The man offered a deep bow, his voice filled with fear. "I thought you said she would only be queen over your dead body, so I wanted to kill you. She would be queen either way." "I am sorry your Highness." He turned to Luciana who was
The next morning, Luciana woke up. She tried to get down from the bed, but then she became aware of the hand holding her waist. Raziel.He slept soundly, and she could feel his steady breathing on her face. She turned to him so she could freely stare at his face while he was asleep, without him saying something that would embarrass her.His face was perfectly carved, and his jawline sharp. Unable to help herself, she brought her hand to his face and began to touch him lightly. She trailed her fingers over his face, tracing every corners and curves. She traced his eyebrows, down to his nose, she then went to his ears, before coming to his lips. She remembered him kissing her on the rooftop, and all the other times they had kissed. She was beginning to feel like she wanted more of him. Much more.She let her thumb trace his lips, and she was surprised when he opened his mouth and took her finger in it. She felt his tongue lick it, and the ticklish sensation made her giggle."Obsession is
Luciana could see the relief in Kruger's face and the disappointment in Raziel's, while Lorenzo gave nothing off.As if it was not enough that one of Kruger's hand had been cut off, the other one was down and placed in a boiling water. She looked up to see a heavy hammer connected to the chains around his legs in a complicated kind of way. She knew that if he moves too much, and removes his hand, the hammer would fall on him. They were creative with their punishment.She took one look at the man begging her, and life had never been so ironic. This same lord was feared back in Wesborne and the other surrounding towns, and he was only a baron. Anyway only the humans feared him, and he was unnecessarily cruel to them. "This is only a portion of the pain you have inflicted on people." Luciana said, and Kruger prayed she will not change her mind about freeing him. His hand had been in the hot water for a very long time now. His skin had peeled, and pulse and blood could be seen coming ou
When the girl named Elle pulled away from the hug, she turned to Luciana with a smile."You must be the future queen.""Meet Luciana. She's my wife. And you are right, she will be the the future queen.""I'm Janelle. Friends and family call me Elle. Raziel is my cousin. A pleasure to meet you." Elle introduced herself, before hugging Luciana, taking her by surprise."It's a pleasure to meet you too.""I will see myself inside." Elle declared, and Luciana guessed that it was not the first time she was coming there."You didn't mention that you have cousins." Luciana said to him."I hardly remember them." He said."Why? You don't have good relationship with them?" She curiously asked him."Not exactly. We are actually cool with each other, but not exactly close. I was closer to Aaron and Janelle, but I stopped being close to Aaron after my mother died. The king cut ties with us because he blamed my father for her death." Raziel explained to her."While Janelle is always busy, travelling
Time rolled by fast, and soon it was time for Luciana to deliver. The midwives did their best to ease her pain, and make her comfortable, but it was still a hell of pain for her. Raziel stayed with her all through, holding her hand, giving her his comfort, but even that did not work this time. She ended up hitting and scratching him for the most time. After a moment of difficulty and pain, the baby finally came out. When Luciana heard the cry, all the pain was forgotten. She wanted to reach up for the baby, but the midwife already placed it on her chest. "Congratulations, your majesty. It's a boy." She glanced at Raziel who had his eyes on the baby, before returning her eyes to the miniature being. She stared at the child, her eyes becoming moist. There was this feeling of completeness she had just from staring at him, from hearing his little cries. Raziel still held her hand, kissing the back of her palm as he watched his baby in the arms of his precious wife. He had expected this
The next few days with Elric were the best for Freya. He had always treated her good, but now he treated her like something so delicate, so precious, so valued. She never knew that she could fall more for him, but she thought wrong. What was there not to fall for? Sometimes she wondered if he was only a figment of her imagination because he was so perfect.Everything was going so perfectly. The construction for her foundation was ongoing, and he had introduced her to some individuals of high status, and they had also supported her. She knew that some of them just wanted to be close to Elric, but she would take every support. At least, they would help her create awareness.It was all laughter and fun, until the night of the next full moon. She had been worried the whole day, and Elric was the one calming her down. There was a chance that he would not pass through his usual episodes, but the uncertainty gnawed at her.Night finally came, and the moon came out. She lay beside him, prepar
Elric stared at Freya, concern filling his gaze. She seemed a little frightened, as she hugged herself, her heart beat rising, almost as if she was going into a panic."Are you okay? Did I hurt you?"She shook her head. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to push you. I just..." She gasped. Just as he was about taking her clothes off, she had a flash back of when she was in Lord Kruger's mansion, and she was forced out of her clothes."Tell me." He urges her on gently, and she took a deep breath."I... it felt like... I only remembered when I was in Lord Kruger's house. He always took my clothes off." She then confessed in one breath, her body trembling a little."Come here." He pulled her into his embrace. "Don't worry, we will take it slowly." He placed a soft kiss on the top of her head, calming her down. "I'm am not Kruger, and I will never ever hurt you." He assured her. "Remember what I told you when you were afraid of letting anyone touch you? I said it was your mind playing tricks on yo
Freya woke up the next morning, wanting to get out of bed. Then she discovered that there was a weight holding her down. That was when she realized that Elric had slept on her bed. She screamed internally. Now she didn't feel like getting up again.She turned to him, staring at his face. How could someone look so good? Her eyes fell to his lips, and she remembered their kiss the previous night.Elric's lips slowly curved into a smile, and she realized that he was awake."Good morning." He greeted in a low but husky morning voice, and her heart did a little flip. This man was trying her patience. He even had dimples... Ugh!"How long have you been awake?" She asked."A long while now.""And you didn't get up?""I prefer lying down here with you."Oh no, he just woke up and decided to attack her heart.His eyes suddenly opened to meet her orbs, staring back at him."As much as I would love to stay here all day, I have to get up."She nodded in understanding. "How do you feel now?" She c
Freya didn't let Elric get up, as she basically jumped on him, and he fell back into the bed."You are okay!" She exclaimed, hugging him, her hands tightly wounded around his neck. "You scared me, you scared me so much." She whispered to him."I'm sorry I put you through that." He whispered back, stroking her hair. "I'm really sorry."Luciana and Raziel gave each other a look, before deciding to leave them to their privacy.After hugging him for a little while longer, she pulled herself up, but her legs still straddled him. "How are you feeling? Did it work?"Elric's brows furrowed, before he realized. She had actually stabbed him. That was why he lost consciousness in the first place. What did she use? He remembered the excruciating pain he felt."What did you do to me?"She thinned as lips, as she prepared herself to answer. "Please don't get angry.""I only want to know."She nodded, feeling a little nervous. "It was the vampire poison. Luciana and I... We wanted to kill your vampi
Freya didn't know when the hours passed, but the next time she raised her head, it was already morning, and Elric was still yet to wake up. She got up, utterly tired. She didn't sleep at all through the night, hoping that he would wake up.She paced around the room restlessly in confusion, refusing to believe what her mind was telling her. She believed that he would wake up. Perhaps it would just take a little while to work. After walking for a while, she sat on the floor, her back against the wall.She stayed like that for only a few seconds before going back to the bed. She rested her head on his chest to check for his heart beat, but she still heard nothing. Her heart sank to her stomach, and she reached to clutch her own chest. Terror gripped her so hard, she felt like it would fall off.She suddenly burst into laughter. This was all a joke right? Perhaps it was a very bad dream. Because this could not be happening to her. She didn't fall completely and stupidly in love with him j
Freya engaged Elric's in talks and some fun games to keep his mind occupied. She also tried playing with his hair, making it the way her mother used to do for her and Luciana, making him appear a bit feminine. She thought he was still handsome in it though. It was as if her attempts to distract him was actually working, as he was still doing a good job controlling himself.But even with all her efforts, Freya couldn't prevent the inevitable. She noticed that he was beginning to experience his torture again when she saw that his palms were tightly clenched, and he had also gone quiet, leaving her to do all the talking. He also had his eyes tightly shut.She reached for his clenched fists, and was surprised to feel moisture. His claws has elongated, and he had wounded himself.Her heart pounded rapidly in her chest, and she just reached to hold his clenched fists. This seemed like it was going to be a very long night."Hey, how are you feeling?" She couldn't help but ask. She wanted to
Luciana gave Freya a small dagger, coated with the poison. Freya's heart skipped at the reality of the situation was beginning to dawn on her. This was a really really big risk to take, and the 'what ifs' were too much."Do you need me to stay back and help you with it?" Luciana offered when she noticed Freya's nervousness, but Freya shook her head in refusal."I want to do this. And I think Raziel would throw me in your dungeons if I keep you too long." She joked, and Luciana laughed."Alright then. I wouldn't like to plead on your behalf. People might think I'm bias because you are my sister."Freya only chuckled a bit. "Thank you Lucy. It was nice having you over."After Luciana and Raziel had left, Freya became overly aware of the time. She also kept a very close eye on Elric to know if he planned on leaving the house. But he was just still very much like himself, and it didn't seem like he planned to go anywhere. She still asked Alice to keep an eye on him, just in case she misse
Freya was floating among the clouds as she recalled the kiss between her and Elric the previous day. She was currently lying on her bed, but she couldn't help the smile on her face. She decided to write to Luciana."Calm down Freya, it's only a kiss." She scolded herself as she got up. She had been telling herself that since the kiss happened, especially when she was close to Elric.At dinner the previous night, she thought it was going to be awkward between them, but it wasn't at all. He was very casual, and even a little more touchy. Perhaps he would think she was acting like a child. Actually, anyone would think that she was acting like a child.She was suddenly pulled out of her thoughts by a knock on the door. Her heart skipped a little, thinking it was Elric. She opened the door only to find Alice."Good morning, Lady Freya. Did I wake you up?"Freya shook her head. "Not at all. I have been up for a while. Is there a problem?""The duke wants to speak to you. He is in the balcon