Rose couldn't describe what she felt. A kiss that she had always heard from the women who experienced their loveliest first time of a kiss, was described to be an otherworldly experience. For sure, that was correct.Dominic's golden eyes entered her vision. She tried to move, overwhelmed and confused but that only led to Dominic holding her waist tighter. His fingers in a snake-like movement slipped to her wrist, taking one to the side and holding them tightly as if to coax her.Her other hand that struggled was pinned and crushed to his chest, allowing her to feel the loud heartbeat of herself and also Dominic's. Feeling the loud pace from his chest, her eyes widened and she looked at him in confusion.Dominic then held the back of her head which fits like a glove, tilting her face to briefly coax her stubborn lips to open up.Dominic grinned when her emerald eyes glazed, "Close your eyes," he instructed.It was too difficult for Rose to refuse what he demanded. Her lips parted appre

Rose had questioned Ashley's condition not out of worry for the woman but instead Dominic. She could tell it was him who had attacked Ashley and while the duchy could punish the common folks according to their standards, it wasn't the same treatment for their fellow nobles. Unless a given reason was ruled out, it was a criminal act to murder.The high authorities! Rose had never seen the authorities before, but she knew what kind of people they were. They were the type to only follow their rules and punish those they deem as a criminal into an instant death sentence. Their name could even scare the nobles, knowing most of the death sentence that was ruled out by the kingdom came from them instead of the King and Queen."She was attacked by her most trusted maid," explained Josephine as they walked away from the room and directed themselves to where Lady Ashley was located.A few servants were shocked to see Rose and though they were afraid to let her see the lady, they weren't able to

Rose lips were ready to deny his words. It was a decision she had made to stay with Dominic, regardless of anything. After being threatened by Lady Ashely, she knew the risk of staying beside him but despite it all, Rose rather stay beside him than to leave him then regret for her entire life.She didn't want to imagine Dominic wounded in a place far away from her.But Dominic appeared to be adamant on giving her a choice to leave his side. It was as though he was certain that after knowing his secret, she would be scared of him and leave him.She held his hand that was much larger than her. The fingers that always bore a shattering strength was now gentle when it touched her skin. The way his attitude would always saunter mildly on her wrist felt special to Rose.She showed him a smile, "Alright."Dominic had smiled when looking at her but Rose couldn't see anymore what expression settled on his face. Whether it was surprise that had caused his lips to stop raising, she didn't know.

Music recommended: Street- Doja Cat.*When Dominic arrived back at the castle it was already nighttime. He rushed into his room, draped in a black cloak which was different to his usual attire. Entering his room, his eyes turned bright golden when the moonlight glared back at him."Tsk," Dominic clicked his tongue, holding his other arm as he saw pitch black fur had appeared before his skin. He rushed toward the window, closing off the casement that allowed the moon to shed its appearance toward him.This was getting dangerous.Dominic pressed his broad back to the wall. He could feel his entire body burning. His blood was boiling and going in rampage. Even though his room was deadly silent, the voices of the people inside the castle felt louder to his ears ever more than usual.His fingers crawled to his ears, trying to close off all unnecessary noises that he heard even though he knew doing it won't be enough to silent off everything he heard.In midst of all the pain he felt he co

Dominic continued to hug her for a good long minutes. Rose wasn't used to the gesture but the warmth coaxed her, making the long minutes they spent together felt comforting. She would wish to stay in the hug for a longer time.When Dominic pulled away, Rose felt the fever radiating from him had cooled off. When her eyes saw him again, it had turned into the pitch black color. With her lips pursed she questioned, "Will you answer to all my questions soon?"Dominic understood what she meant. Although they both didn't say a word, Rose knew the curse he was rumored with wasn't a simple rumors anymore.Dominic placed his finger on her cheeks, trailing gently to back of her ears, "Yes," he answered with a lovely smile. "I didn't plan for it to happen early but in this world there are a few that we can truly control with our fingers."Rose smiled in agreement. Although she wanted to speak more about what occurred with her and Gabriella, she decided now wasn't the best time. Dominic seemed as