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 werewolf emperor throw a party to welcome her? Roselle quickly shook her head and berated herself for the thought. There's no way they would do that. She was their enemy and Roselle 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 Roselle lifted her face, she stumbled back in surprise because he had bent so close Roselle thought their faces would collide. He caught her waist with his strong arm. Once Roselle regained her balance, she took a step away from him. "Please stop surprising me like that." S
As the music continued playing in the background, Roselle 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 Romeo in an obviously hasty manner.Elijah, who was standing behind Roselle, told her that Vera was the only vampire princess of the empire. Roselle 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?" Roselle asked Elijah. Even though Romeo 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 Fay and Tina, Roselle also thought that this way, she could avoid getting close to Romeo – especially avoiding those bewitching eyes of his."There's only two, my lady." The butle
"I hope Romeo is treating you well, Lady Rosella. 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. Roselle 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 Romeo as he seemed genuinely concerned about her. But why would he be worried in the first place?"His Highness Romeo is treating me well. He's in fact…" Roselle remembered how gentle Romeo 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."Roselle 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 eac
"Let's end our engagement, Thea." Romeo's tone was hard and firm. The atmosphere in the balcony abruptly turned incredibly chilly. Romeo 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 Romeo was serious and unrelenting. Looking as though she would never give in no matter what Romeo say or do to her.Romeo looked surprised at Thea's answer. It never crossed his mind that she would refuse. To the werewolves, 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 i
The silence that followed Romeo's question was deafening as Roselle 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 Romeo's eyes.Romeo 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 Roselle stepped back, causing him to sigh."Look at me, wife." His voi
"Of course." His eyes gleamed with pure amusement as he landed on the roof top of a certain castle. Roselle waited for him to leap again and when he didn't move, she lifted her face to look at him. She regretted immediately because his eyes held hers in an intense but still somehow sad gaze now. "You're not angry with me, anymore?" he asked.When Romeo couldn't find her voice, he looked at her while patiently awaiting her response. And then he sat on top of the watchtower's edge, with her in his lap."Still angry?" he whispered again after a long while of silence, causing Roselle to swallow. She managed to pull her eyes off him and when she looked down, wonder filled her eyes. She felt like she had been transported to a different world. She had never once thought or imagined that a night could be this alive and vivacious.'So, this is how the world looks like when everyone doesn't sleep and rest at night.' She thought to herself. Because this werewolf's capital had so many bigger cast
Roselle didn't realize that she had been keeping that position for quite long while until a knock pulled her attention back to the present.Fay and Tina emerged from the door with wide smiles as they greeted her."Good evening, Milady. We came to help you get changed," said Fay and Roselle tried her best to maintain as normal a smile at them both.The maids then hovered around her while Roselle silently let them do their job. Her mind was still wandering, but her brows occasionally pulled together, as though a certain thought kept popping in her head to disturb the flow of her mind."Milady, would you want to go somewhere after your rest?" Tina asked politely and Roselle almost frowned because she knew it was already past midnight. Thankfully, she managed to stop herself in time as she quickly realized that she was in a different world now. The opposite to the world she came from – a world where people moved around during the bright daylight and enjoy their rest when it was dark. Was
Roselle forced herself to go to bed after the maids left her. But no matter how hard she tried; she just couldn't calm down sufficiently to drift off to sleep. Her mind was occupied with a lot of things, mainly, about Romeo. She didn't want to think about him, but it was impossible for her to ignore what she had just managed to glean from her maids. It was just a rumor she repeated to herself, but according to all the things she had observed in the imperial palace – the royal family's reaction towards him including all the Werewolves present in the ball, all told her otherwise. Moreover, appearances do not lie! The difference was pretty obvious and having Romeo being the only one with such distinct appearance says it all.Burying her face into her pillow, Roselle let out a deep sigh. She never would have thought something like this was going on in the werewolves' empire. Back home, the human's main and biggest problem was nothing else but Werewolves and there were no major issues amon