It all happened suddenly. Lady Vienna was just sleeping peacefully when she felt a sharp metal grazing on the skin in her neck.
She woke up with the view of Duke Raziel pointing the sword at her.
“R-Raziel?” She stuttered.
But Duke Raziel wasn’t replying. It was like it wasn’t him. It felt like it’s not him.
Vienna, if I suddenly hurt you, please don’t hesitate to kill me.”
That’s what he said last time.
So did he expect this to happen? Is this part of his secrets too? But she couldn't do it.
She grabbed her sword from beside her table and pointed it at him too.
“Raziel, it’s me. Vienna.” She kept on saying, trying again for him to wake up from his senses.
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The rest of the days had gone by, with Duke Raziel sleeping in his room and Huxley guarding his room like his life depended on it. He won’t let anyone see the duke, not even me, his wife. It’s the first time she saw Huxley so strict and serious about his duty. Well, whatever it was, it was sure as hell deep. One morning when she had the chance to slip by, she was close to opening the door when Huxley cleared his throat. “What can I do for you, my lady?” She cleared her throat, “Oh, I wanted to check on things here. Like where’d the bathroom?” Huxley shook his head, “You’re a terrible liar, my lady.” She pouted, “I just want to take a peek…” “Everyone is off-limits. Please wait when he recovers and that is the only time you can s
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Going home, Huxley helped Roxy to sit on his horse before propping himself up.Roxy blushed. “You really came for me, I am flattered.”“Everything for you, my love.” Replied Huxley, which made Roxy redder.On the side, Delphain then came to Lady Vienna and whispered. “Let me ride on your horse, my lady.”Lady Vienna looked at him, “What? Why?”“I want to test out something.” He simply replied that Lady Vienna wanted to ask further.“Test what?”
She thought of an excuse for what to do. Raziel is surely angry through his mask showing.She snorted at that. He was the one who kept on pushing her away earlier and when she. Disappeared for a few hours, he panicked like this.What really does he want her to do?Quickly, she went back doors, carefully avoiding Raziel’s men who kept on shouting for her name. She quickly got in the window and brushed herself, acting like nothing was happening, and remained calm.A gasp came from the hallways, and Roxy came running to her.“Quiet!” Lady Vienna whispered, not wanting the men to find her.
Raziel’s eyes opened at the sound, looked at her, and smiled. “Goodmorning.”“G-good morning.” She said, “Was there a dragon beside me...last night?” She asked, feeling like she’s lost her mind and hoping Raziel would understand her question. It was a dream, right? Please tell me it was a dream!“Oh yeah...about that...that was me..” Raziel said. Realizing he was naked, he wrapped the blanket around him.“I apologize for that, Vienna. I didn’t mean to scare you.”“That was...you? You’re a dragon?” She repeated, processing the words.She thought sh
The duke just let her, and still focused on his work. “But it's only you who would dare to open this study. And my face is itchy. I’ll have to get to the guild to have it replaced by Fedel soon.” She sighed. So he’s still busy. “Then what about our lunch?” “Soon. I’ll finish all of this for once and I’ll spend some time with you.” Her heart skipped a beat at that and nodded, “Then I’ll wait for you here.” After a few minutes, Raziel stood a glance at him. “What?” She asked, “Don’t mind me, I’m alright here.” Raziel shook his head, “No, I can’t focus with you here
The door opened and Raziel quickly covered his face with a blanket, hugging Lady Vienna tightly to hide. Roxy blushed at the sight and smiled sheepishly. “Oh…uhm…please forgive me…I always forget you are married, my lady.” She chuckled nervously, looking at the ground looking embarrassed. Really, Roxy is too clumsy for this. With a red face, Lady Vienna quickly dismissed her personal maid and faced Duke Raziel who was still hiding. “She left now. Are you going to stay there the whole day?” She asked, wanting to tease him. This is such a rare sight and she’s going to savor this moment and keep this memory locked in her mind.
“Do you have anything you want in particular? Something I could give you…” Asked the Duke. “You could surprise me.” She dared, teasing him. “Alright, then I already planned it. Make sure to get dressed on your birthday-“ She blinked and stopped him, “Wait wait, I was just messing, Raziel.” She had her fill with surprises. What more could the Duke give her? wealth? They already share it. Fame? She’s already famous enough in the town and always talked about… “Then what do you want?” She paused, taking her time to really think. What do I really want now? She asked herself, biti