Klara made me wear dirty torn clothes, she put mud on my face and hair and tied my hands."If you look like a beggar no one will ever suspect you are a princess." She explained.I was angry at first. Was she making fun of me? But as we passed many guards and none of them even looked our way I guessed she was right. It must really have looked like I was a slave bought by her from the way she rode her horse and I was being dragged behind with my hands tied. I still hated her for this, but I had to admit she was smart and she was helping me.Once we passed the guarded place we stopped near a lake and she gave me something to eat. I had never been so hungry in my life before so I ate the sandwich quickly."What happened to your leg?""I really don't know. I think it's swollen from all the sitting and walking or maybe I wrenched it." I explained.She just nodded and looked away."Why did you save me?" I asked."I promised Lucian to protect you the way he would." She said, "Even though that
They threw us into a cellar with our hands tied behind our back."Don't touch the Lady. The crown prince wants her untouched." Their commander told the men. His gaze shifted to Callum."You can do whatever you want with him." He said and left.The two men that were left with us walked toward Callum with a smug look on their faces."Leave him alone if you care to live." I told them.Turning their head they looked at me."You can't kill me because the crown prince wants me alive. Before you take me to him Lucian will already be here and if he finds that one of his men is dead or hurt he won't be happy." I said with conviction in my voice. "I don't think you have seen him unhappy, have you?"They looked at each other, one of them clearly more scared than the other."Trust me you don't want to see him like that?" I added."That's only rumors. Don't try and scare us, Lady." One of them said."Rumors?" I laughed. " There is no smoke without fire and oh...you should be scared. No one wants t
Lucian lay facing the other side and I wondered if he was angry with me."Are you angry with me?" I asked."Why would I be?""I don't know" I whispered.He turned around facing me."I am not angry." He said his voice soft.If he wasn't angry, there was something else he wasn't telling me."Will you hold me then while we rest?"Without waiting he drew me into his arms and after a while, he fell asleep. I was very tired as well after being awake the whole night but I didn't want to sleep since Lucian would leave after we woke up I wanted to be awake and savor the feel of being in his arms. But I couldn't.I kept repeating Irene's words in my head and it made my stomach twist in fear. What if something happened to Lucian? What if he never came back? Maybe I should have convinced him to marry Klara."You haven't slept?" Lucian asked surprised when he woke up."I wasn't very tired." I lied to no avail."Hazel, you don't need to worry. I will come back safe." He assured me.Lucian's men gat
"Are we really escaping?""Yes" Lucian said packing a few things.Oh, lord. Irene was right."Lucian," I said grabbing his arms "I know you are doing this for me but I really, really, really don't mind you marrying Klara.""Do you want me to marry her and then isolate her somewhere?"That was terrible. No women deserve to be treated that way."No.""Then you don't mind me touching her, kissing her and taking her to bed?" He said frustration clear in his tone.No. I didn't like that either. Looking at my hands I tried to come up with something to say that made sense, but nothing came to mind. I was confused and scared."Listen Hazel." Lucian said taking my hands. "I don't want to marry Klara because I don't want to neglect her. I know how it feels, I have been neglected my whole life. If I don't ignore her it means I have to be with her, and I don't want that either. I don't want to be with anyone but you."I never thought about what he wanted. It would be wrong to force him to be with
Lucian left saying he needed to take care of a few things and I just lay in my bed, daydreaming about him. I had Irene to thank for everything that happened. I wished she was here, I felt lonely without her.Was she alright? What if something really bad is happening to her in this moment and I am just laying here in my bed?“My Lady?”Startled I sat up and turned my head.“Irene!” I almost jumped out bed.She smiled.“Where were you? You made me worried.”She looked at me confused.“You were worried about me?” She asked.“Yes why not?”“I am just a maid My Lady?”“I…I thought we were friends.”Lord, I hated this. I knew that it never worked to be friends with a maid. I had already tried with Lydia and Ylva and they would always say the same ‘A Lady and a maid can never be friends’. They were right. I was naive to think that.How could they see me as a friend when they had to serve me all the time?“We are if that’s what you want, My lady?”I looked at her surprised and she gave me a s
Lucian watched Hazel in her sleep. He had been watching her for a while now, but he never seemed to get tired. How could he? She was the only thing he ever wanted and now she was his.He looked out the window, it was almost midday but they were still in bed and Hazel was sleeping. He was relieved that she was safe even though his demon had taken over completely last night. It had scared him but Hazel hadn't been scared. She had still wanted him and for the first time, he hadn't despised his demon. He had accepted it instead and it brought a strange feeling of freedom. No more demon crawling under his skin anymore, rather, he and his demon had become one.This made him remember the strange man's words. Don't fight your demon too much, accept it instead.How did the man know that he would find peace if he accepted his demon? Whoever the man was, he wanted to meet him again.He gazed at his wife again. His foolishly courageous wife. To seduce him even though he had warned her clearly, it
Chapter 42Married to the Devil's SonI opened my eyes slowly, unwilling to succumb the sweet dream I had been having. I realized it wasn't a dream, as I felt Lucian's arm around my waist, pressing my back against his chest. His legs entwined with mine under the sheets, his breath in my hair, fanning my neck.It hadn't been a dream. Lucian had made love to me last night in the most sensual, tender manner. I felt my cheeks heat and my body burn anew as I recalled the beautiful memories. It was an experience I had never had before and never thought I would have. Actually, I never thought such an experience could even exist. How could a single kiss make my head spin? A light touch burn my skin?My heart skipped a beat as I felt Lucian's arm tighten around my waist."Lucian? Are you awake?" I whispered."Hmm..." he said in a sleepy voice. Then it was quiet for a while. Had he gone back to sleep?Slowly, I turned around to face him. His eyes were closed but I knew he was half awake. Maybe
"I don't know if I can do this." I said looking myself in the mirror."Yes you can My Lady. If you don't do this then princess Klara will."Irene had made me wear a beautiful white gown with nothing underneath."But isn't this too much?"Irene smiled."You are not naked, My Lady. You are still wearing a dress, just showing a little more than usual to make him want to see the rest." She winked.I didn't even know if this was a good idea. He had only yesterday warned me to not seduce him, but I wasn't seducing him really. I was just going to brush my hair and put oils on my skin, just as I do every night before I go to sleep. The only difference would be that I would be doing it in front of him now, which Irene thought would make him want me.I was doubtful but Irene was convinced. Well, she knew more about men then I did so I decided to take her advice."You don't have to do this if you don't want to." She said putting her hand on my shoulder."I do want him. I am just not sure if he w
I stiffened. I don't know why. I knew he would kill his brothers sooner or later so why was I surprised? Now I understood why he was in such a bad mood last night. He must have been feeling terrible."Are you alright?" I asked standing up which brought us even closer to each other."Yes, Hazel. I am perfectly fine. I don't even regret it, it is a part of me to kill. Do you know how many people these hands have killed with ease?" He asked holding up his hands." I don't even need weapons to kill. I have killed far more people with my bare hands then a sword."Why was he doing this? Why was he trying to intimidate me?"Why are you trying to scare me?""I am not." He said grabbing my arms and pulling me closer gently. "I don't want you to be scared. I just want you to be careful.""Of what?"His eyes bored into mine."Of me. If you ever feel that I am acting different or aggressive then just go far away from me."Far away? No, I wouldn't. In fact, I wouldn't listen to anything he just sa