Raziel's head was buried on Luciana's shoulder, as he drank her blood, his tongue wiping the ones that flowed down her skin.Luciana did not expect she would feel the way she felt. She felt tremor run down her body with every swipe of his tongue on her skin. She didn't even realize the moment she gripped him tight. She thought she was going to feel pain, but what was this?A sigh she could not believe came from her left her lips, and she quickly covered her mouth with one hand. What was this man doing?"Your highness..." She murmured, but even that didn't sound like it came from her. Why was he licking her skin?She hadn't let any man get this close to her, even Duke Elric. He had once tried to kiss her, but she refused. She had only let him hold her hand and hug her. She was sure that if she wasn't so focused on her studies, something would have happened between them.Raziel finally forced himself to pull away from her. When he looked at

Raziel and Luciana walked in the market close to each other as they checked out different stores."Did you see anything that catches your fancy?" He asked her, and she shook her head.They checked through more stores, cloth stores, shoes, jewelries, but Luciana didn't pick anything. She just looked at them to pass time, and occupy her mind with something else.Just when they were about leaving the jewelry store, Luciana turned back as something caught her interest. "Give me a moment your highness."She then walked to a jewelry stand and picked up a blue necklace that came with a bracelet and earrings."You like those?""My sister would love them." She then turned to him. "I will give them to her when I see her. I want to be optimistic. Having hope is better than this feeling of emptiness."Raziel only nodded to her. He too hoped that she would find her sister, because he knew that she would be really broken if she doesn't. Sh

Luciana stared at him in disbelief. "And you agreed to it?" She asked doubtfully."I told him that I might take one or two." Raziel recounted his meeting with his father to her."Oh, 'might'. You are not certain.""You'd be surprised." Raziel said with a smirk."I don't believe it." Luciana argued, her gaze narrowed at him."You don't want me to get married?" Raziel raised a brow teasingly at her."That's not in my place to decide, but I don't believe you will be getting married. You must have some ace up your sleeve.""I'm with her. Knowing you, you would play a trick on them again." Lorenzo added, and Raziel only smiled."We will see."*****The next morning, Luciana woke up early to go find Raziel. Strangely she did not have her nightmares that night and she would have loved to sleep more, but Raziel offered to help her find her sister, and she didn't want the opportunity to slip off her fin

It was obvious that the princess was displeased with Raziel's attitude, but she tried her best to hide it. She gave him one of her polite practiced smiles."I am Lyra your highness, the first princess of Crestland, and the daughter of...""I didn't ask you for details. I only asked for your name." Raziel cut her off, and she gave him a smile which was obviously forced. Raziel smiled to himself. This one was easy."What are your hobbies your highness?" He asked as he began to eat. "I am an outdoor person. I usually enjoy mountain climbing and picnics.""We have something in common then." Raziel stated, and he noticed her face brighten a bit. "I am an outdoor person too, but I don't do mountain climbing and picnics. My favorite outdoor activity is slaughtering.""Slaughtering? I don't understand. Do you hunt?""Yes. But not animals."The princess shifted uncomfortably in her seat, and he noticed the little sweat gathering on her forehead."Humans then?""Humans, vampires, werewolves, w

Luciana stepped out of the castle one morning, searching for some herbs for more experiments, but she didn't find the ones she needed. Especially the wolves bane. She pondered if or not she should ask Raziel, and she finally decided to.It's been about three days since the king married Evelyn and made her Queen, and ever since Raziel had been very busy. It was as if the king left every of his duty for him, and it also seemed like the duties doubled. She had seen less of him since then.She finally gave up on her search for the wolves bane and decided to go back to the castle. But just then she heard a female voice from afar, and she turned to the direction where the voice was coming from. Whomever it was was singing a strange song, and she felt drawn to it. She moved towards the source of the voice, until she arrived at the stream she had washed clothes for Evelyn. The singing continued, and it sounded like it was coming from the water. Luciana walked to