Exhilarating yet melodious Baroque-style music could be heard coming from the huge doors. It was apparent that there seemed to be a ball going on inside and that the event had long started. Did the Alien emperor throw a party to welcome her? Julie quickly shook her head and berated herself for the thought. There's no way they would do that. She was their enemy and Julie thought that everyone in this empire knew that. Even if this party was held because of her, she could only think of one reason. The emperor was probably planning to make her feel like she was wanted and welcomed in his empire and then make her drop her guard down."Scared?" that glorious voice yanked her from her deep thoughts and the moment Julie lifted her face, she stumbled back in surprise because he had bent so close Julie thought their faces would collide. He caught her waist with his strong arm.Once Julie regained her balance, she took a step away from him. "Please stop surprising me like that." She muttered un
As the music continued playing in the background, Julie distracted herself by looking around. A princess named Vera had approached her a while ago and just like the emperor, the woman was unexpectedly friendly to her. Though she hurriedly left right after greeting Alex in an obviously hasty manner.Elijah, who was standing behind Juliet, told her that Vera was the only Alien princess of the empire. Juliet found it surprising because back home, there were at least ten princesses in their empire. The difference was too huge! But maybe, there were more princes?"How about the princes? How many are there?" Julie asked Elijah. Even though Alex was sitting next to her, she preferred asking Elijah. Apart from the fact that Elijah was so easy to speak with, almost giving off the same vibe she got from both Fray and Gina, Julie also thought that this way, she could avoid getting close to Alex – especially avoiding those bewitching eyes of his."There's only two, my lady." The butler said. "The
"I hope Alex is treating you well, Lady Juliet. I'm afraid he wouldn't know how to be gentle to such a lady as yourself." The crown prince said in a low voice. Julie almost frowned but thankfully she managed to keep her face cool and collected. She was thinking perhaps the man wasn't saying these words to mock Alex as he seemed genuinely concerned about her. But why would he be worried in the first place?"His Highness Alex is treating me well. He's in fact…" Julie remembered how gentle Alex had been to her ever since she met him at the altar on that night of their wedding. "He's very gentle to me, Your Highness.""I see… that's a relief then. Nonetheless, I believe I must warn you, my lady. My brother might look harmless but he's a dangerous man. I want you to keep that in mind and never try to provoke him."Julie could no longer keep her face straight. She didn't understand why this Prince was telling her something like this. Isn't this the first time they are meeting each other, mu
"Let's end our engagement, Thea." Alex's tone was hard and firm. The atmosphere in the balcony abruptly turned incredibly chilly. Alex was berating himself for actually forgetting about this. He should've dealt with Thea first before bringing his wife in the palace. But the matter of his prior engagement to Thea absolutely slipped his mind. It would be fair to even say it probably didn't weigh much in his mind in the first place. He should've spoken to Thea as soon as he arrived in the capital while his wife was still asleep!"No." Thea didn't even hesitate. Her gaze on Alex was serious and unrelenting. Looking as though she would never give in no matter what Alex say or do to her.Alex looked surprised at Thea's answer. It never crossed his mind that she would refuse. To the Aliens, engagements were as serious as vows. Even if it was an engagement made by politics, it was something that wasn't easily severed. The engagement could only be legally severed if both parties are in mutual
The silence that followed Alex's question was deafening as Julie was utterly tongue-tied. Her lips trembling a little as she could only look at him with wide eyes. No matter how much she tried, she could not deny the shocking and foreign emotions that had flooded her insides since she saw him dancing with Thea. The question had struck her damned hard."No! J-jealous?! W-why would I be jealous?!" She stammered as she took a step back, shaking her head forcefully as if to also convince herself of that statement, as she dropped her eyes to the ground, avoiding Alex's eyes.Alex watched her carefully and something gleamed in his eyes. His thin lips slightly twitching as if he was suppressing a smile. In the end, he caught his lower lip between his perfect white teeth and silently looked elsewhere to get his bearing.When he returned his gaze to her, his expression was serious but gentle. He took a step closer, but Julie stepped back, causing him to sigh."Look at me, wife." His voice was
"Of course." His eyes gleamed with pure amusement as he landed on the roof top of a certain castle. Julie waited for him to leap again and when he didn't move, she lifted her face to look at him. She regretted immediately because his eyes held hers in an intense but still somehow sad gaze now. "You're not angry with me, anymore?" he asked.When Julie couldn't find her voice, he looked at her while patiently awaiting her response. And then he sat on top of the watchtower's edge, with her in his lap."Still angry?" he whispered again after a long while of silence, causing Julie to swallow. She managed to pull her eyes off him and when she looked down, wonder filled her eyes. She felt like she had been transported to a different world. She had never once thought or imagined that a night could be this alive and vivacious.'So, this is how the world looks like when everyone doesn't sleep and rest at night.' She thought to herself. Because this Alien's capital had so many bigger castles com
Julie didn't realize that she had been keeping that position for quite long while until a knock pulled her attention back to the present.Fray and Gina emerged from the door with wide smiles as they greeted her."Good evening, Milady. We came to help you get changed," said Fray and Evie tried her best to maintain as normal a smile at them both.The maids then hovered around her while Julie silently let them do their job. Her mind was still wandering, but her brows occasionally pulled together, as though a certain thought kept popping in her head to disturb the flow of her mind."Milady, would you want to go somewhere after your rest?" Gina asked politely and Julie almost frowned because she knew it was already past midnight. Thankfully, she managed to stop herself in time as she quickly realized that she was in a different world now. The opposite to the world she came from – a world where people moved around during the bright daylight and enjoy their rest when it was dark. Was she goi
Julie forced herself to go to bed after the maids left her. But no matter how hard she tried; she just couldn't calm down sufficiently to drift off to sleep. Her mind was occupied with a lot of things, mainly, about Alex. She didn't want to think about him, but it was impossible for her to ignore what she had just managed to glean from her maids. It was just a rumor she repeated to herself, but according to all the things she had observed in the imperial palace – the royal family's reaction towards him including all the Aliens present in the ball, all told her otherwise. Moreover, appearances do not lie! The difference was pretty obvious and having Alex being the only one with such distinct appearance says it all.Burying her face into her pillow, Julie let out a deep sigh. She never would have thought something like this was going on in the Aliens' empire. Back home, the human's main and biggest problem was nothing else but Aliens and there were no major issues among the royals. Of c