It's ten in the middle of the night, and Valerie couldn't fall asleep. Her mother's warning is making her feel uneasy. She is not understanding why everyone is so against the Ravens. She personally like queen Irina and Prince Raphael. But her parents claim that they are bad. 'What happened in the past? Why does everyone in my family think that the Ravens kidnapped me when it's not true. They are not ready to believe even when I told them that the Ravens are innocent. How can I make my family understand that queen Irina and Prince Raphael are really good people ' she thought feeling disturbed. She didn't notice Raphael, who is hovering just outside her window. He perked his ears and sniffed the air. He could only catch Valerie's scent, along with two other scents. But the other scents are fading, indicating that Valerie is alone. Carefully he stood on the ledge before withdrawing his wings back inside his body. As the window is already open, he jumped inside her room noiselessly. He
The next morning, Valerie woke up in the arms of Raphael. She felt warm and cosy, untill the reality of her situation set in and she sat up with a start.The morning light is peeking from the window, but it's not bright yet. The sun is just rising in the east."Raphael" she whispered with urgency. If someone finds him in her room, then there will be hell to pay.He didn't wake up. She began to panic. Liliana has a habbit of checking on her every morning as soon as she wakes up. And she is an early riser. She will be here soon."Raphael" she shook him not so gently.Raphael is already awake. He woke up before she did. But he is pretending to be asleep. It is amusing to see her talk to him like this with her guard down.He yawned and stretched his body. She sighed with relief that he is finally awake. "Raphael, you need to go before someone sees you here" she urged him with urgency.But he is not in a hurry to leave her bed so soon. It's not enough. It will never be enough. He pulled h
Valerie showered and dressed up in a pair of white Jeans and a black printed wrap top. She left hair wet hair loose. She applied some mascara and some lipstick. And she is ready to go. Just like her mother instructed, Valerie went to the royal dining area, where a long rectangular table which is made of expensive wood is sitting in the middle of the room surrounded by chairs. The Nester king and queen are sitting on the head of the table, while her parents are sitting on their right while the Agnes king and queen are sitting on the left. On the other end of the table Raphael is sitting while chatting with Prince Hector. Liliana is sitting beside her parents while Tasha is sitting beside her father. The other royal guests of other clans are seated on the remaining chairs. The chair beside Raphael is the only one which is empty. It's Raphael who noticed her first. He gave her a heated look, which made her stomach flutter. He is still talking to Hector, but she knows that he is watchi
"Is it? Then what you said about Valerie is insulting too" he pointed out.Balthasar is getting agitated. Royal prince or not, Raphael should not point his finger at a king. Balthasar's ego is hit hard, especially when Raphael made it look like his daughter is a whore."But my daughter is a princess. She is born and raised in a palace. Unlike her. She was your slave before she was identified as the missing princess of the Ernest clan. We all have slaves here. It's not a secret about what we do with them behind closed doors" he said angrily.In a instance Raphael is holding Balthasar's neck in a death grip. His eyes turned pitch black and he growled loudly. That growl made even the kings and queens of all the clans stand up and bend their heads in submission. The Raven's are really powerful. No one has a chance to survive if you anger a Raven. Just like now.Tasha and Claudia are crying silently while Balthasar is fighting for his life.Raphael is beyond angry. A good for nothing Purpl
"Well, that was unexpected" Euridice commented.Arthur is shocked too. He was not expecting the Raven prince to propose a marriage with his younger daughter."It was indeed" he replied.Arthur's memories from the past flashed in the forefront of his mind.'I will destroy you brother ' his sister's words rang loudly, which made his spine stiffen with discomfort."I think this is her plan. She sent her son who pretended as if he genuinely cares about my daughter. Now he is proposing marriage out of the blue. Euridice, she was after my daughter from the moment Valerie was born. After nineteen long years i finally got my daughter back. I know she was not expecting that i could find Valerie again and i will give up on her search sooner or later. But i didn't. She is unable to accept her defeat. Now she made a fool proof plan to take my daughter back to the Raven Kingdom. Irina can never be trusted Euridice. You know that. You were there that night. I don't want to send my daughter back the
In an area which stands between the Ernest clan and the Nester clan, Raphael and Valerie are sitting on the bank of a river. The soft glow of the sun light is playing tricks on the flowing water surface. The area around the river is filled with wild flowers of different colours and filled the surroundings with their enchanting fragrance. "You don't have to marry me because of something someone said. People try to hurt others when they feel threatened. I heard from my sister that Princess Tasha wanted to marry you for a long time now. I think she became jealous and did what she did. You can marry her if you like her" Valerie said softly. After the initial shock of Raphael's proposal wore off, she began to think why he did what he did. He is quite fond of her and she knows that too. After thinking for a while, she came to the conclusion that his protective nature is what prompted him to ask her father for her hand in marriage. So she decided to assure him that he doesn't have to marr
In the Raven palace, Irina is sitting beside Cadmus while leasurely sipping red wine. On the other hand, the so called unwell Cadmus is gulping down whiskey."Raphael must be thinking that i am after Valerie's life. But it's you who is the real threat to that girl's life" Cadmus said while looking at Irina. Irina smirked. There is an evil glint in her eyes which she hides from everyone around the palace. Cadmus is healthy. But he is pretending to be unwell to fool Raphael. Irina and Cadmus tried to kill Valerie, but failed when Raphael rescued her from that room in the tunnels. In order to avoid from being suspected from Raphael, he began to pretend as if his condition is serious and he might die soon. "You let her escape from that house that night. If not she wouldn't have been a problem now" Irina said casually, as if kidnapping and keeping an infant imprisoned for eighteen years is not a crime.Cadmus gave her an offended look."It's not my mistake that she has grown out to be a
In the Nester palace, by the time Raphael came back with Valarie, Arthur and Euridice were waiting for him. "Prince Raven, can we have a word with you in private?" Euridice asked when Arthur seems to be still struggling to implement his good friends idea.Raphael observed the kings of the two clans keenly. Arthur is tensed while Euridice looks uncomfortable.'What is this about? This is definitely not about my marriage with Valerie. This is about something else' he guessed.Usually he will not get tangled with the clan politics. But he doesn't want to ignore his future father in law and hurt Valerie. So he agreed.He turned to face Valerie who is standing stiffly beside him. He just hope that she understood how much he likes her."You go and rest. I will come and see you once I am done here" he suggested.She gave a stiff nod before leaving the three men alone.Raphael turned his attention towards the kings."Please follow me" Euridice led the young prince in to his office before loc