*LILAC*"How will you attend your classes if you are supposed to be guarding me?" I ask Roman once we are on the highway.Silence. He keeps a straight face without replying me. I sigh. "Why won’t you talk to me?"He snickers. "Because you lied." He finally speaks and I can’t believe what comes out of his mouth."What?""You lied Mikrös"I tilt my head back to stare at him clearly. His grip tightens on the steering. "I didn’t lie. I never lied to you Roman.""You didn’t tell me you were a princess. That you were fucking married to Prince Kael!""Well that’s because we only met once. Was I supposed to spill out everything about me in that moment?" Goddess! Why is he talking like I did something so terrible. "Is that why you’ve been giving me the silent treatment?""I’m sorry." He mumbles, "I just don’t like the monarch." Maybe because they took his brother?"Then why did you accept the job? Of guarding me?"He scoffs as Lupin’s gates comes into view. "Who dares sa

*LILAC*Seeing Talon Aspen again and in my home would be an addition to my very much crappy day but unlike Roman, I tuck my dislike for the crown prince beneath the fake smile I very readily present. "It’s a pleasure to see you again. Talon" I say.If he can sense my dislike, he does not comment on it. "Won’t you let me in?" He cocks his head, his lips lifting to an half smile, gesturing to the opened the door."Please come in." I answer with practiced politeness. He walks in smugly like he owns the place. I leave the door halfly open and silently pray that today is not one of the day Kael decides to stay out late. Only him can handle his brother.Roman stands by the door entrance, a scowl almost permenently blending with his features. "Would you like something to drink? Coffee? Wine?" I ask as Talon starts to walk around the living room, sniffing things. Why the hell is he sniffing stuffs? He swipes his hands over the TV that probably hasn’t been used for ages, then thank

*LILAC* I want to kiss you Lilac. I did not expect him to say that, but honestly there are a lot of things I do not expect from Kael. And a lot of unexpected things has also been happening lately. How do I reply him? Kael keeps staring at me unashamedly and as if spellbound I can’t look away. Heat creeps up my cheeks at his intense gaze and I swallow hard not knowing what to do. "Lilac-" Wait. He stands up. He is coming towards me. Is he really going to kiss me? "Stop!" I squeak, hurriedly standing up and almost hitting my legs on the chair, stumbling in the process. "Don’t come close!" Kael comes to an abrupt halt just a few feet away from me, his eyes widens in confusion? Or not? I don’t know. "Why?" I blink, rubbing my palms against my cloth in sheer nervousness. "You can’t just blurt out stuffs like that!" I mumble. I can hear my heart thumping loudly in my chest and if I looked at myself in the mirror right now, I’ll probably be as red as a tomato.

**_Lilac_** I step out of the vehicle that had been sent by the King to bring me into the palace, without Kael. He was not home when the convoy came and I could not reach him through the phone either. I wonder where he went to. It is funny how royalty and people at the top can easily brush off things that happen to those beneath them like dust. My thinking might be irrational, but seeing the grand decoration of the palace as I step inside, I cannot help but wonder if King Alvarez even heard of the murder case and Roman’s attack, which I know he certainly did given how he had singlehandedly stationed guards and prevented me from entering Roman’s hospital room for reasons known to him alone. The palace which looks more like a castle now looks entirely different, and the medieval touch I once thought it never had is now gleaming in full force. How much revamp did this place undergo in just a week or so? The recieving hall is beautifully decorated wiwith theold and silver tapestry and

**_Kael_**Victim: Kira Crowley.Age: Nineteen.Murder weapon: A weirdly crested dagger.Suspect: Not found. "Three deaths and one casuality in a row, this is more than just a rogue attack Father."We are in a meeting with the three Elders of City affairs and the Lyncs General and although Father never allows me attend such meetings, yet I had come here regardless. I was never concerned with royal matters or politics, but this one seems to be getting out of hand and I just cannot sit back and watch. Thankfully Father did not say a word when he saw me enter.Talon's angry gaze keeps flying across the room, he hates that I am here and I do not give a damn."It is an undeniable fact." General Caulder agrees. "It is turning into a case of serial killings.""You cannot come to a conclusion like that when it has only happened three times." Talon pins me down with a glare as he speaks."Three times is enough to take actions. Do you expect to wait until another in