登入LUCIAN’S POV“What do you mean we are leaving tomorrow morning? I thought we were spending a week here.” Selena's eyes widened in shock.I placed my hand over hers that was resting on the restaurant table. “Something urgent came, and I have to be in Lunaroria as soon as possible.” She paused and stared at me for a while before letting out a sigh and asked, “Is this about the coup? I saw the announcement from Lunaroria daily news.”Putting my head down, I battled with telling her the full truth and listening to King Aldric's advice to keep everything from her. I had already told her some part of it, and she would be more curious and worried if I decided to withhold information now.“Lucian,” she stretched her hand to lift my chin, making me look up at her. “Is something wrong? You said you were going to tell me when everything is finalized.”I took hold of her hand and caressed the back with my thumb. “I think it's best if you don't know or get involved. I don't want anything that mig
SELENA’S POV As I watched Lucian talk to Rowan, I knew it was about the coup. Even though he refused to tell me the truth, I was determined to find out the entire plan. That way, Caius would be able to defeat them without any hassle.‘What about Father and Rowan? won't they also get in trouble if Lucian gets caught?’ Aya asked.‘All I have to do is explain to Caius that they were also manipulated by Lucian. He would understand and spare them,’ I replied confidently.Aya hummed before withdrawing into silence as I got ready for the day. I stepped out of the room to look for Xavier. I checked his room and he wasn't there.I made my way to the living room, hoping to find him there, but he wasn't. As I turned to go back to my room, I saw Talia descending from the stairs, and I stopped on my track.We haven't spoken to each other since the day she tricked Lucian into going out with her. I ignored her and wanted to go back upstairs, but she stopped me.“Can we talk for a while?” She asked
LUCIAN’S POVSelena's body stiffened against mine, and I raised my head to look at her. “What's wrong?” I asked her.Talia's words have been ringing in my head, and I so desperately wanted to prove that she was wrong about Selena. But her sudden silence and shock were making me think otherwise. Was Talia right? Selena didn't seem like someone who would use and hurt others for her personal gain. She was too sweet and innocent for this world.“Nothing.” She smiled. “I don't know how to say this, but I've always wanted to wait till my wedding night before getting marked. Is that okay with you?” She looked at me with puppy eyes, and I couldn't help but smile at her cuteness.I kissed her forehead and her cheeks before stopping on her lips. “Of course, I'll wait for you till you're ready.” A sense of relief washed through me, knowing that Talia was wrong about Selena. ‘Of course she was wrong. She's just trying to get in between you two.’ Mark concluded.“Thank you,” Selena said as she
SELENA’S POV My head rested on Lucian's naked chest as my finger traced patterns on it. During the picnic, I wanted to believe him when he said he loved me, when he said he wouldn't hurt him but I couldn't.Caius's voice rang in my head and I remembered the implications if Lucian wasn't stopped, so I played along with him just to string him along and gain his trust.I knew time was running out of time and I needed to figure out his plan to stop Umbraeth, that was why I thought of inviting him in. Giving him my body willingly was another way to make him believe I had truly fallen for him and he fell for it.‘Are you sure that was the reason or because you wanted him too?’ Aya asked in a teasing tone.‘Shut up and stop disturbing me.’ I cut her off.“What are you thinking about?” Lucian said as he caressed my bare back.I turned to put my chin on my hand that was laying on his chest, so I could look at him. “I heard something and it has been bothering me for a while.”He cocked an eyeb
LUCIAN’S POV“I'm scared, Lucian,” Selena started, putting her head down. “I don't want to get hurt again. I don't think I will be able to handle it.”Placing my hands on either side of her face, I raised her head to look at me. “I'm never going to hurt you. Definitely not intentionally.”“Are you certain?” She stuck her finger out. “Can you promise me?”With a smile on her face, I crossed my fingers with hers. “I, Prince Lucian of Lunaroria, promise to never hurt my mate Selena Ravenwood.” She gave a full blown smile and I slowly moved closer to capture her lips in mine. There was a great joy in me when she wrapped her hands around my neck and kissed me back. It was the best feeling ever. The rest of the picnic was filled with laughter and stolen kisses. It felt like my life was finally complete.It was late at night when Selena and I arrived at the palace and walked to our rooms hand in hand. We stopped in front of Selena’s room and finally let go of each other's arms.“Thank you
SELENA’S POVMy ringing tone interrupted my sleep and I groaned as I turned to grab the phone from the nightstand.“Hello,” I answered without checking who the caller was.“Selena, I see you are enjoying your time in Ardyth,” a familiar voice said.My eyes widened and I sat up to check who was calling even though I could already tell by the voice. “Caius,” I replied. He was calling my phone with his usual number when we agreed on communicating on the other phone he gave me. I remembered that the phone has been hidden in my luggage since I arrived in Ardyth. He was probably calling my original line because he couldn't reach me on that one. “Did you get anything?” He asked and that was when I remembered why Lucian had come to Ardyth in the first place. I had been so distracted and jealous of Talia and Lucian's relationship that I forgot my main purpose of being here.Aya chose that time to taunt me. 'Didn't I say you were forgetting something?’ So that's what she was trying to rem







