After Julie was done with her meal, Elijah brought her around to tour the inside of the castle. Elijah did not bring Julie to venture outside due to the heavy snow. However, Elijah had cut short the tour even before they could have a look at everything, citing the reason that she had to go to bed and rest. The Alien was obviously regarding her as someone so fragile and weak, looking very alert and uneasy with worry the whole time he accompanied her around, telling her to be careful as they were going up or down the stairs as though she would suddenly trip and fall.Julie could not blame him though. She knew that to the Aliens; humans were fragile vases that could be shattered to pieces with just one mistake. For most of the time, this statement would hold true. Compared to them, human life truly was fragile. Even simple accidents could ultimately lead to one's death. But Julie had also seen so many strong humans who go against the norm. Many of them who break the mould and do not conf

"Let me touch you." The raspy voice that was hot and heavy with want, literally scorched her with the intense heat of his intensions.And Julie could not speak. Her tongue felt swollen, and her mouth seemed to be glued shut. She was transfixed by his glittering eyes that held her so intensely, making her unable to move. He was doing it again, seducing her, hypnotizing her and she could not help but fall helplessly under this deadly but somehow welcoming spell that was killing every one of her will and thoughts and hesitations."Is that too much for me to ask yet?" his voice came out like a pained groan but a moment later, it became even deeper, hoarser, darker and hungrier than ever before. "Then… how about a kiss? Let me kiss you, Julie... just a kiss… I won't touch, I promise."His words, his closeness, his electric gaze, and the erotic waft of his cool breath against her lips turned Julie's mind into mush. She could not even follow the rhythm of her heart anymore. And before she kn

The other side of the bed was empty and cold when Julie woke up. She couldn't help but wonder if what happened last night… no last morning was all just a dream. Did he even get any sleep at all? He should have as he was asleep before her. Did he wake up after sleeping for just a couple of hours?Julie shook her head and hastily climbed off the bed as the memories of their kiss began to invade her mind again. Elijah had knocked on her door after Julie was done with her private matters and he escorted her out of her room.It was sunset and her meal was prepared at the castle's terrace. The snow had stopped falling but everything was still covered in white, and the venue of her meal was unexpectedly quite regal. She was going to eat on a beautiful terrace overlooking the city accompanied by the lovely sunset.She still could not get used to the fact that in this place, their breakfast was not after sunrise but at sunset. Elijah had pleaded to her yesterday to follow the Aliens' sleep rou

Julie had already gone through a few books that she found in the library, but she could not focus on any of them. Her mind just kept going back to the thoughts about Alex and his childhood. What happened to his mother, the empress? Aliens supposed to live for a long time. So how come she had already… could it be that she was killed?The thought made Julie's grip on the book she was holding tightened. Her heart ached at the realization that Alex had already lost both his parents and was now labelled as a traitor. Moreover, what had happened to him in the dungeon? How did the empress manage to hide a prince in a dungeon that was located in the imperial palace for sixteen years? Didn't Aliens had the ability to sense someone's presence even without seeing them? Not to mention what Elijah said about his extraordinary skills. If no one aside from the empress saw him within those sixteen years, how did he even hone his fighting skills?Questions kept piling up in Julie's mind as she continu

After the serious discussions and strategizing about the upcoming war, Alex was about to end the meeting when the Duke of Dacria raised a new topic."I believe this is a crucial concern we must address immediately, Your Highness.""Are you saying that this other topic of yours is as vital as the upcoming war? Duke Henry?""Yes, Your Highness."Everyone who had finally relaxed their tensed shoulders after the bloody simulations and discussions, straightened their shoulders once again, as though to brace themselves for this other major problem they had to deal with. Just what kind of problem was it that it was as important as the war that's looming over everyone's heads?Alex sat back. Though his face remained relaxed, he looked at the Duke with curiosity. He made sure to find out every major problem that they needed to address and he didn't find anything that was as crucial as this coming war. Had he or his men miss something important? That was impossible… even if he had missed it, hi