Malthus came to face Raziel, his gaze brimming with arrogance. "Give me my daughter now, king Raziel, if you do not want me to rain chaos on your kingdom."Raziel was so tempted to laugh, even though he was boiling within. How could the man be so fortunate? "You are lucky, you know that?" If only this was not his wedding, and he would not like to ruin it for Luciana. She was even pregnant, and the last thing he wanted was to stress her out. If only the duke had done this when he was still a prince, and had no care in the world. Perhaps his head would had been rolling on the floor. He was sure that the duke knew that, and that was the reason he chose that day to visit."Where is my wife?" Another angry but annoying voice came from behind him. He turned to see King Ralph. This fool! He almost rolled his eyes.Raziel pointed at him. "Are you not the impotent king? Who invited you here?" He asked loud enough for people to hear, and they burst into laughter.Ralph instinctively recoiled, f

Luciana and Raziel were stopped by the woman, as she hurried up to them. "Your majesties, please wait."They turned to her, not knowing who she was. She even looked very stressed."Why don't you just come in?" Luciana invited her, but the woman shook her head."I will soon be on my way. I just wanted to know something. I have been searching for my husband for weeks now. I don't know where he is. But someone told me that he was last seen here." She sounded desperate. "Please, I really need your help finding him.""Where are you from?" Raziel asked her."I am from Wesborne, in the kingdom of Vacresh. My husband is a Lord.""Who is he?""His name is Marshall, Marshall Kruger. He left, telling me that he was travelling for some business, but he never came back. They are about to take everything from me. I need him." She was now almost at the verge of tears.Luciana and Raziel expressed the same shock at the mention of Kruger's name. So she was his wife? Raziel looked over to her to know i

Freya stared at Elric, wondering if he just said that to get to Lady Kruger. That should be it. It would have been lovely if he meant it though."You don't know her? But she claim to know you. Take a good look at her." He then glanced at her from the side of her eyes. "Or maybe she has become so much more beautiful than the last time you saw her." Freya's eyes widened. Was he on something? "I think the last time you saw her, she was all skins and bones. Look at her very well, and tell me you remember her." The smile in his face had now disappeared, and was replaced with a seriousness that made her a little alarmed. Even Freya was surprised at the sudden change in her demeanor.Lady Kruger then stared at Freya, her brows knotted in concentration. She was about to say that she did not recognize her, until realization suddenly dawned on her. Her eyes circled wide, and she covered her wide opened mouth with both hands. "She... She's the one? I... I didn't know she was yours." She took a g

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

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