Julie felt her throat dry up. But before she could even form any verbal or physical response, her stomach suddenly growled. Her face turned red, and she immediately looked down in embarrassment while Alex blinked and pressed his lips together as his eyes travelled down her stomach.After a moment of silence, Julie's stomach growled again. Julie couldn't see his expression, but she finally felt him pull away and heard him calling for the maids.Alex grabbed a robe and was putting it on when the door opened. When Julie raised her head towards the door, surprise colored her face at the sight of two women dressed in black and white maid outfits."H-humans?" she muttered as she looked at Gavriel with wide eyes."Don't tell me you can't recognize your fellow human?" Alex looked at her with a quizzical look. The displeasure on his face was gone."O-of course I can. It's just that… I just…" Julie was so shocked. She didn't know what to say. Everything… the opposites of her expectations kept o

When Julie stepped out of the castle, she was already wearing the same black cloak that Alex and his men were wearing. Her fiery dress and silver hair were now hidden under that thick and luxurious black cloak.While Alex was speaking with a man who was also wearing the same black cloak, Julie was busy looking around. She turned and looked up. She knew it was dark, but she still couldn't help but admire how intricately beautiful the castle grounds were. Even in the dark, it was nonetheless obvious to see how massive the castle was and the garden on the front yard was also vast. Her vivid thoughts could already picture the view of this place in broad daylight and she must admit, this place was more beautiful and bigger than the infamous palace in Southern Empire. As she looked around, she thought that there must have been an error in thinking that the emperor doesn't favour Alex. He must be the emperor's most beloved and that's why he was given the most beautiful castle in the empire."

As the music continued playing in the background, Julie 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 Alex in an obviously hasty manner.Elijah, who was standing behind Juliet, told her that Vera was the only Alien princess of the empire. Juliet 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?" Julie asked Elijah. Even though Alex 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 Fray and Gina, Julie also thought that this way, she could avoid getting close to Alex – especially avoiding those bewitching eyes of his."There's only two, my lady." The butler said. "The

"Let's end our engagement, Thea." Alex's tone was hard and firm. The atmosphere in the balcony abruptly turned incredibly chilly. Alex 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 Alex was serious and unrelenting. Looking as though she would never give in no matter what Alex say or do to her.Alex looked surprised at Thea's answer. It never crossed his mind that she would refuse. To the Aliens, 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 in mutual

"Of course." His eyes gleamed with pure amusement as he landed on the roof top of a certain castle. Julie 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 Julie 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 Julie 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 Alien's capital had so many bigger castles com