"I don't think you're being serious." I snorted, laughing it away. Even though I was falling asleep every second, I was still rational enough to know that I shouldn't do what he said."I have never been so serious before." Atlas remarked as he placed his hand below his head in order to support the weight of the burden.My lips were separated only little. This guy was not intoxicated at all. In addition, he did not consume any unclean thing. He put in a lot of effort, and today was a draining one. Even though he was exhausted, the fact that he was accustomed to the situation should not have caused him to go crazy. "You are quite literally advising me to sleep on a king's bed," she said."The king's bed is important, but the monarch himself is not?" He had a chuckle to himself. Who really mattered was the monarch. It's possible that he didn't know I was a hidden princess, but he did know that I worked as his maid; we're talking about a friggin maid here."Yeah. sleeYou are advising me t

My eyes widened, the words stuck in my throat. He had fucking kissed me. This jerk was going overboard right now. "Y-you.. you..." That was all I could say, swallowing my breath hard.Savoring my shocked expression, he chuckled. "Stop talking, otherwise, you will get more."I pressed my lips tightly, dared not to make a single sound. The fast heart beating of mine was going wild every second."Good girl." He moved away and laid beside me. I was going to pull myself up but he was fast enough to grab my arm and drew me close. My mouth dried up as he slipped his hand around my waist and pressed his body against mine until there was no gap between us. I breathed hard when he buried his face in the crook of my neck and his soft breaths tickled my skin. "Good night." He whispered in my ear, making me shiver.Drowsiness had long gone from my eyes. There was no sleep left. He did something crazy, something strange. Nothing had happened like this to me before. Where was my wrath? Where was my

After Atlas went to the court to attain his daily meeting, I excused myself and began searching for Ryder. I wondered if he knew about all the secrets that I had explored today.He should be informed about all these things. Probably, he had something to share with me as well."Hello, have you seen the butler, Ryder?" I asked the bodyguard who was passing by me.The man nodded politely. "He should be near the mirror room."Confused, I tilted my head. "Mirror room? Where is it?" I didn't know there was a mirror room in this castle."It's on the east side of the castle, beside the sword room." He solved the puzzles of my mind with a gentle smile.I smiled back. "Alright, thank you so much.""You are welcome, Miss." I made way towards the sword room from where I could possibly found the mirror room and Ryder. It was a place one can get lost easily. Even though I successfully found the sword room, it took minutes to understand which room was actually the mirror room.I understood perceivi

Atlas took me inside his room and shut the door after he locked it. A while back, his statements caused a significant amount of heart palpitations. My pulse was still beating at such a rapid rate that it drew me into a fascinating new universe. Because of this, I was oblivious to the specifics of whatever the heck had taken place and what he was doing."Listen, Caroline." His voice moved into my nervous system, chirping in the most pleasant tone possible.I yelled at myself to concentrate, telling myself to block out my internal monologue. However, they would not stop, and as he persisted, they became increasingly violent. "I don't enjoy seeing you with Ryder together.""Why?" I inquired while tinkering with my fingernails on the other hand. I had no idea why I was so anxious, but I could feel my stomach in knots the whole time."I really have no idea. But I can't stand it. I loathe it." His eyes were red with rage. "Why were the two of you sitting there by yourselves earlier in that

Three days later...The morning proceeded in the same manner as all the preceding days. In point of fact, there was no such thing as an extraordinary dawn; each day was exactly the same; there was no distinction. Yet, I didn't detest anything, I didn't get bored, I didn't even feel sleepy. On the contrary, I eagerly anticipated and delighted in the approach of each new daybreak.When I finally opened my eyes, I was confronted with what I had already become accustomed to seeing. Atlas was looking at me while I was talking with the gentlest smile on his lips. In order to gain a clearer look at the situation, he rested his head on his hand.Oh well, I was hoping to go back to my room in the servant quarters, but he wouldn't let me. He required that I must be present with him throughout the entirety of each and every one of the day's twenty-four hours. In spite of the fact that I argued for it, he did not allow me take the couch. He didn't touch me and instead simply looked at me like thi