"Prince Raphael, sunlight" Valerie pointed out. After what happened between them, an uncomfortable silence descended upon them. This is the first time she opened her mouth and spoke to him after an hour of silence. Valerie wants what he is giving her, and she is not looking for any kind of relationship either. But she doesn't know how to tell him that. She too feels the same kind of attraction toward him, as he feels for her. The thought of a man like him confessing about his feelings flattered her. Her stomach fluttered with butterflies. As they are still stuck in this room, slowly she began to feel uncomfortable as the oxygen supply began to deplete. Raphael is trying everything he can to get them out of there but to no avail. That's when she saw the sunlight. It is so faint and can easily go unnoticed in this dark room. But she saw it. "Sunlight? Where?" he asked her while looking around the small room. "There," she pointed near the high ceiling of the room. He followed her fin

Valerie can hear the footsteps following after her. The person following her tried to catch her in his dragon form, but she began hiding behind trees, bushes, and boulders, and it became hard for him to track her location. So he is forced to shift back into his human form and run after her with the sole intention to catch her. She realized that the intention of the person is not to hurt her, but he wants her alive. She understood that he is working for 'him'. Her fear to escape and not becoming a prisoner again fueled her body and gave her strength to keep going, even though she has been running for a long time now. When you are running for your life, every minute and every second counts. 'Prince Raphael ' she tried again to connect with the prince, but like all the other times in the past hour, it failed this time as well.'I just hope to survive this. Please God, didn't you give me enough hell to last a lifetime? I don't know what my sin was that you gave me this kind of punishment

One month passed by, and Valerie is almost happy. Now she has a family for whom she was searching and wishing. But the title of the princess began to feel more like a weight than anything else. Except when the name of the Raven clan comes up, King Arthur and everyone in the palace become furious. But apart from that, they all are so sweet with her. She is overwhelmed and basking in the joy of their love. They showed her the portrait of the woman, who is looking exactly like a replica of herself. She is the late queen of the Ernest clan, Queen Alicia Valerie Ernest. Her father has given her the name Valerie because she looked like a miniature version of her grandmother when she was born. But everyone in the Earnest palace is under the belief that the Ravens kidnapped her. No matter how much Valerie tried to make them understand that it is not true, non of them are ready to believe her words.Despite expensive clothes, fine jewelry, and luxurious life, she is missing Prince Raphael more

After three months..."Very good Princess Valerie. You are excellent. You are a quick learner. Now I can proudly announce to His highness King Arthur that you excel in the art of fighting" the trainer whom Arthur appointed to teach Valerie the art of fighting so that she can defend herself and protect the one in need when the situation arises.Valerie just fought with one of the guards of the Earnest clan and to the amazement of everyone, she defeated him. He is stronger than her, but she is faster and smarter. Where he used his brawn, she used her brain. "Thank you" Valerie thanked politely. Just like her sister advised a few months ago, she learned the art of masking her true emotions. Everyone is praising her for the quick progress she made. But what none of them knows is that she is intentionally keeping herself busy, so that she wouldn't think about the prince whom she didn't know she liked. But now, it's in the past and he is pretending that she doesn't exist. She is a good da

"That was then and this is now. Now we belong to rival clans. Now let me go" she demanded.That's when he realized the most important thing that has been moving right in front of him and he couldn't see it sooner.'I am in love with her' he understood. That realization shook him to the core. Nothing changed from the day he first saw her. He was affected by her even when he used to hate her, and he is obsessed with her when he began to care for her. His obsession increased as the days passed and their distance made him miss her more. Their bond is stronger and he is obsessing over her more. When he saw her wearing that dress, he noticed that she has all the male attention in the room, which made him jealous and possessive. He wanted to hide her away from everyone and demand that she only wear clothes that would cover her head to toe. He was waiting for a chance to speak to her alone. He wanted to know where they stand. But now, it doesn't matter. She is his, and even Arthur cannot ch