19 Chapter 19
I laid in the bathtub filled with hot water, thinking about what the guards had said about . I shouldn't have slapped Lucian in front of his n. It was disrespectful, and still he hadn't got angry with . He was asleep when I ca back to the room, so I asked a maid to prepare a hot bath for . The hot water was soothing, relaxing my tense muscles until it felt like a massage and in a mont it made fall into a deep sleep.
I woke up shifting in the bed. The soft satin sheets rubbed against my skin and I realized I was not wearing much. I quickly sat up on the bed and lifted the sheet up. I was only wearing a towel, my shoulders, legs and thighs were bare. It took a mont to rember that I was taking a bath earlier and fell asleep and now I was here. How?
A sound made look to my left. Lucian was sitting in a chair, a glass of wine in his hands as he studied with those extraordinary eyes. He was the only one who could have brought here, which ant that he had seen naked. Heat crept it's way up to my cheeks and I grabbed the sheets around closer as if they would protect from his gaze or change the fact that he had seen naked.
"Did..did you bring here?" I stamred. He put his glass down, standing up he walked toward .
"Would you prefer soone else did?" he asked standing at the end of the bed towering over . I felt uncomfortable, so I climbed down from the bed still gripping the sheets around my body and tried to get away from him, but he grabbed my arm and pulled in for a hug. I gasped and dropped the sheets, standing there in only a towel while he held so tight I couldn't even breathe.
"Why?" he breathed into my neck as his arms trembled slightly.
"Why?" I repeated, confused at his question. He pulled away and stared at , "You should dress. The party starts soon" he said and left quickly.
Two maids walked in just after Lucian had left. "My lady, we shall help you prepare for the party."
They showed several beautiful dresses to choose from. Most of them showed a lot of cleavage which I didn't like, but it seed to be the kind of dresses they wore in this kingdom. I chose the least revealing one, a black off the shoulder dress with a v neckline that showed only a little cleavage.
When I was done dressing, it was ti for hair. The maids styled my hair up beautifully, only letting a few strands of hair fall at the sides of my face. I put so jewelry on, beautiful diamond earrings with a matching bracelet and a ring. I looked at myself in the mirror one last ti before the maids led to where the party would take place.
I felt a hand around my waist, turning my head until I found Lucian next to . His eyes were dark, and he seed to be in a grim mood. He didn't even look my way as he led inside.
"How do I look?" I asked, gathering so courage. He paused and looked at . His gaze softened as his eyes traveled the length of my body, lingering a little longer on my breasts before traveling back up to my face.
"Do you want to answer politely or honestly?" he asked in a serious tone.
"Honestly" I whispered.
He leaned down to say sothing, but just then soone spoke from behind him.
"I see you have co" The King walked toward us not dressed as fancy as royalties like to dress, but he still looked good.
"You look very elegant in black, Princess Hazel," he said as he took my hand and kissed it.
"Thank you, your majesty," I responded.
"May I have a dance?" he asked, stretching his hand toward . I glanced at Lucian and he gave a reassuring smile. I took the king's hand, and he led to the dance floor. He danced so elegantly, making us spin and glide over the dance floor with ease.
"I never thought fragile won were Draco's type," he smiled.
I never got described as fragile, but a man with sisters who were warriors would probably think of as fragile.
"Why do you call him Draco?" I asked, ignoring his remark.
"Do you know what Draco ans?" he asked.
"No"
"It ans devil. Haven't you heard the legend of Dracula?"
"No" I replied once again.
"The legend speaks of a king who wanted to save his country from intruders but never had enough power, so he made a deal with the Devil. The Devil gave him the strength of a thousand n and an eternal life in exchange for his soul. Therefore, they nad him Dracula after the Devil."
I was confused. Why was he telling this? Noticing my confusion, he continued.
"Your king sent Lucian to war with only 500 n against an army with 2000 n. It's said that Lucian killed hundreds of n on his own and ca back ho with victory. He was only seventeen at that ti. After that, he won every war. People said that the battlefield was his playground and began to believe the rumors about him being the son of the Devil. I, on the other hand, believe he is The Devil."
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