Julie felt her throat dry up. But before she could even form any verbal or physical response, her stomach suddenly growled. Her face turned red, and she immediately looked down in embarrassment while Alex blinked and pressed his lips together as his eyes travelled down her stomach.After a moment of silence, Julie's stomach growled again. Julie couldn't see his expression, but she finally felt him pull away and heard him calling for the maids.Alex grabbed a robe and was putting it on when the door opened. When Julie raised her head towards the door, surprise colored her face at the sight of two women dressed in black and white maid outfits."H-humans?" she muttered as she looked at Gavriel with wide eyes."Don't tell me you can't recognize your fellow human?" Alex looked at her with a quizzical look. The displeasure on his face was gone."O-of course I can. It's just that… I just…" Julie was so shocked. She didn't know what to say. Everything… the opposites of her expectations kept o
Finally, Julie snapped out from the strange but pleasure-filled induced haze the delicious steak had trapped her in for that duration of time she was savouring it. Every. Single. Bite. She couldn't believe she allowed something so basic like food, to take her on a flight into the clouds and made her forget about everything else. However, she comforted herself in the knowledge that though food was basic, but in no means was that piece of steak plain. It was far from plain!Also she couldn't believe she had allowed herself to be fed like she was a child. And even allowed a prince to… heavens, Julie!Stunned, Julie sat there, unmoving, while Alex's hand was stranded mid-air in his attempt to feed Julie another piece of steak.He moved the steak closer to her lips, causing Julie to flinch – again. After which, she winced and quickly shut her eyes and took a deep breath, remembering how her newly minted husband had made that statement about not wanting his wife flinching away from him. Wit
When Julie stepped out of the castle, she was already wearing the same black cloak that Alex and his men were wearing. Her fiery dress and silver hair were now hidden under that thick and luxurious black cloak.While Alex was speaking with a man who was also wearing the same black cloak, Julie was busy looking around. She turned and looked up. She knew it was dark, but she still couldn't help but admire how intricately beautiful the castle grounds were. Even in the dark, it was nonetheless obvious to see how massive the castle was and the garden on the front yard was also vast. Her vivid thoughts could already picture the view of this place in broad daylight and she must admit, this place was more beautiful and bigger than the infamous palace in Southern Empire. As she looked around, she thought that there must have been an error in thinking that the emperor doesn't favour Alex. He must be the emperor's most beloved and that's why he was given the most beautiful castle in the empire."
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