After some time, they reached a quiet corridor outside the library. "This is the place where I spend most of my time during the day." She told him as she entered the room.Roman nodded appreciatively. "This looks pretty nice." He commented.She smiled widely. "Thanks!" She replied cheerfully.Roman grinned at her. "So...why did you decide to stay here instead of returning to the kingdom? What do you intend on doing here?" He inquired curiously.She hesitated briefly before answering softly. "I'm going to study magic." She admitted.He raised an eyebrow slightly. "Really?" He asked curiously."Yes." She confirmed nodding solemnly. "I want to become a great witch someday." She declared determinedly. "And one day I hope to defeat the evil queen who tried to destroy us all." She continued proudly.Roman smiled at her softly. "You'll certainly become the most powerful witch ever. If only you could use your magic." He murmured admiringly.Yekaterina blushed faintly, smiling happily. "Mayb
Roman's heart rate picked up, a concerned expression appearing on his face as his eyes widened in surprise. Why would the king want to see him, especially since it was obviously important enough to make his daughter sound distressed?"Please hurry! It doesn't take long at all!" She exclaimed desperately."I'm coming! Just a minute!" He called back, feeling slightly bewildered.He wondered what on earth the king wanted with him right now. Surely, if it was important enough that it warranted being interrupted, it wouldn't wait until later. But, then again...what was the matter? Had something happened to Anna? Was she injured? Or worse, what was wrong with him?Just then, his thoughts were shattered when he heard footsteps approaching, followed closely by the sound of the doors sliding open. She appeared in the doorway holding one of the swords he used at home."I hope it's alright if I borrow this for a while." She stated anxiously.Roman swallowed uncomfortably. "Sure." He responded a
She blushed and looked down nervously, averting her gaze slightly. "Hey, stop flirting already." She retorted stubbornly.He scoffed jokingly. "Flirting? What are you talking about? I'm not even flirting. I am merely complimenting you. You must be mistaken if you believe otherwise." He insisted.Anna turned away indignantly as she crossed her arms in annoyance. "Whatever." She muttered under her breath.He chuckled quietly at her behavior before reaching out and gently caressing her cheek with his thumb.Anna snapped her head towards him, glaring at him angrily as red tinged her cheeks. "What is wrong with you?! Stop touching me!" She demanded irritatedly."I was just admiring the view, Your Highness." He replied nonchalantly with a grin, continuing to stroke her cheek with his thumb."I don't understand why you're doing this." She grumbled irritably.He smiled sweetly, placing a soft kiss on her forehead. Her face grew crimson in embarrassment, averting her gaze once more."Because
She grinned mischievously, moving away slightly, before standing up, walking across the room and grabbing her clothes. She then began removing all the clothing on top of her body, leaving nothing but her underwear on.Roman watched her with an amused expression, biting his lip in amusement as he admired her slender figure. His eyes darkened as he caught sight of the bruises littered on her skin."Didn't we agree to forget what happened yesterday? Or were you planning to keep this up forever?" He asked, amusement evident in his voice.She rolled her eyes playfully. "Do you want to be hit or not?" She retorted playfully before walking toward him slowly.He smirked. "As long as it doesn't hurt you too badly. And of course I do." He replied smoothly, staring at her heatedly.She paused momentarily before walking over to the bed, sitting down next to him.Roman reached for her hand, lacing his fingers with hers. He leaned back against the headboard, pulling her to lean against him, and pul
They both stepped forward, standing in front of the cowering child.The young boy glared fiercely at the two men in front of him, silently daring them to attack him, and daring them to disobey the orders of the man in black and kill him."What do you want?" The boy spat defiantly. "You already had your fun with my mother." He continued, his voice dripping with hatred.The man in black chuckled darkly. "You still aren't smart enough to realize that we didn't come here to play." He drawled mockingly. "We came here to talk."The boy scoffed humorlessly. "Talk. Really." He remarked sarcastically.The man in black narrowed his eyes at him warningly.The boy's eyes flickered briefly to the weapon in his hand, before he glared furiously at the man. "Don't you dare touch me!" He warned darkly.The man shrugged indifferently. "That's your choice." He said in response calmly.The two men approached the terrified boy slowly, crouching down in front of him as they stood. "You will never learn
"I am going to prove to myself that I can be brave like you, Roman." She stated firmly.Roman stared back at her, his expression filled with pride and determination, causing his face to flush a deep shade of pink.Her face lit up excitedly as he leaned forward, capturing her lips in his.As they kissed passionately, Roman reached behind him, wrapping his arms securely around her waist as he held her close to him.They broke apart several moments later, breathing heavily as they gazed lovingly into each other's eyes, their faces inches apart from each other.Roman pulled her closer to him again."Are you sure you're okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" He asked worriedly."No, Everything is fine.""Good." He said simply, giving her a loving kiss on the forehead.They embraced once more, kissing fervently for a few moments."I love you, Princess." He whispered between kisses.She giggled lightly. "I love you too, Prince Charming." She said in return, laughing affectionately.Roman walked silen
The man rolled his eyes dismissively before returning his focus back on the artifact."Fine. But you better pray that my plan works." The man threatened before turning around abruptly. He strode confidently out of the room, leaving Roman alone with his conflicted thoughts.Roman was pacing nervously along one side of his room as his father paced around the opposite side.The man stopped walking to look at his son seriously.Roman stared at him warily. "Why are you even here?" He questioned annoyed.His father glared at him angrily before continuing to pace in fury.Roman furrowed his brows in confusion. "Father? You're scaring me." He commented nervously."I need your assistance." His father replied harshly."With what? We've already established that we cannot get near the artifact. And besides I thought you agreed that we would leave it for now." Roman argued.The man's eyes flashed dangerously."I'm not saying we leave the damn thing behind forever." He growled.Roman raised his eye
Roman shivered, wrapping his arms around his chest as he recalled how terrified he had felt. It seemed to echo in his bones.That had not been the first time he had woken up in such a state from a nightmare, but this time it had been so vivid that it left him shaken to the core.He glanced down at the blanket lying upon his lap, noticing for the first time that it was crumpled and wrinkled.He shook his head, forcing his memory to return to the present moment.He didn't recall anything specific about the encounter he had just experienced. All he recalled was the fact that it had been a very long time since he had had such a terrifying experience.He shuddered, remembering what it was like to feel so helpless. In all likelihood, it hadn't been a nightmare after all. It had been real. He had actually witnessed it.He frowned, recalling that he still didn't know what that woman had meant when she spoke about her brother. He could only assume that she meant the other boy. Was she trying t