"Valerie needs protection" Raphael pointed out the flaws of the Ernest palace.Arthur heavily sat in his chair behind his desk feeling helpless. What Raphael pointed out is true. But despite his attempts to make this palace safe for his daughter's, he failed again and again."Your mother is born and bought up here. She knows everything about this palace and this clan. Buying my guards is just too easy for her. She has too much money to offer them and complete knowledge about this palace. I don't know what i should do to protect my daughter" he shared with helplessness.Raphael is feeling bad for the Ernest king. The worst part is, Irina is the reason for the Ernest king's misery. If Irina kidnap's Valerie again, then Raphael might never get to see her again. But he will never let that happen."I know you cannot trust the son of the woman who is responsible for all of this. But if you need, i can help you" he offered.Arthur looked up at the Raven prince with hope and surprise."What?

Two hours after Valerie woke up, she found herself sitting infront of the vanity while her maids working on her hair and makeup. Usually she would have told them not to bother as she doesn't like to wear makeup. But today she is too numb to open her mouth and tell them to leave her alone. She is wearing a black dress, the colour of the Raven's. She picked this colour for Raphael. She is missing him too much and the pain is unbearable. She is constantly touching the pendant around her neck. Her dress hugs her frame till her hips before flaring down and reach just above her knees. The dress is made of laces, and the front neck is a deep 'V' which is showing a hint of clevage. Her hair is tied into a high ponytail, which is twisted into waves in the ends. She is wearing light makeup, but her lipstick stole the show. It's cherry red and she is looking absolutely stunning. Her red heels complemented her outfit."Princess Valerie, His highness and her highness are requesting your presence

In the Raven Palace, Irina is pacing restlessly. She is yet to receive a message from the men who are supposed to Kidnap Valerie from the Earnest palace. "What happened? You look a little irritated" Cadmus noticed as soon as he entered the room from the bathroom.Irina glared at him."You think i look a little irritated? Can't you see how angry and frustrated i am? Can't you see how worried i am for Raphael? All you do is lie on that bed all day and drink to your hearts content at night. You do nothing. I am forced to do everything alone" she snapped at him.He gave her a look."Lie on that bed all day? You were once lying on that bed just like me for over a year. You know how boring it is. Moreover i am doing this for you. You asked me to pretend like i am sick to avoid Raphael's suspicion" he defended himself.Irina wanted to strangle him."You were always irresponsible. Now is no different. Lying on that bed is the best you could do. You never bother to ask me what happened" she m

"I want to talk to Raphael" she confessed softly.Hector sighed heavily."I know you would ask me something like this. But i am sorry Princess. I heard that he went on a world tour for a couple of months. He left his phone behind. I tried calling him several times, but all my calls went to his voice mail. His security chief told me that he is not in the Raven Palace either. No one knows where he is now. The moment i find out anything about him, i will let you know" Hector said apologitically.Valerie's eyes became moist."Why? Why Prince Hector? I didn't do anything to hurt him. Then why is he avoiding me like this? He saved me last night, then why did he leave so abruptly?" she asked sadly.She is feeling as if her heart is being ripped out of her chest.Hector's eyes became soft. He knows that Raphael is in love with Valerie. He can also see that the Ernest princess likes the Raven prince. "Princess, can i ask you something?" he asked.Valerie nodded absently. She is thinking about

In the Raven palace, Irina is not in a good mood. The men she hired to kidnap Valerie disappeared without a trace. She tried calling them, but all of their mobiles are switched off. She learned from another source that Valerie is safely nestled in the Earnest palace, and no kidnap attempt was made on her, which infuriated Irina."Where did these idiots gone? Valerie should have been kidnapped by now. But instead of doing that, they are avoiding me? Did Arthur found out about them? Did he kill them or bribed them? I don't know what is happening there. I cannot delay anymore. Valerie has to be gone out of the picture before Raphael could come back" she thought with a frown. Her gaze landed on Raphael's mobile, which is sitting on the center table in her room. She picked up her phone and dialed a number. It belongs to the man who works in the Ernest palace as a gardner. Irina gave him a lot of money to pass on information to her from the place of his work. That man picked up on the thir