Raphael

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The Adaman princess took my arm as we walked into the courtyard. There wasn’t much time left before dinner and I had to keep her busy.

She talked incessantly about everything that was spinning in her head, shared her admiration for me, the castle, which, according to her, had changed since her last visit, also grumbled at the sluggishness of the servants, but again returned to the sublime. Apparently, so that I wouldn’t consider her a grumpy sweetheart.

But I did not consider her as such and generally listened to her in half a word, since my thoughts are occupied with a completely different girl. So timid and fragile, who almost fell in my office and then stood, erotically biting her plump lips.

Fuck, I wanted to bite that lip of hers again. Feel her smooth skin, feel her with my tongue and then rush into her mouth, absorbing and sucking deeper until she can’t breathe, until she clutches my shoulders with her little hands, trying to push me away and take a breath. And I will continue and squeeze her in my arms harder, snuggling closer to her between her spread slender legs.

From the moment we broke up, I couldn’t get her out of my head, I caught myself thinking that every thought about her responded with a hard boner between my legs. It bothered me. It wasn’t the boner that bothered me, but my attraction to her.

And I was just in a wild rage at how Giselle treated her disdainfully. The muscles in my face twitched as I clenched my jaw with an effort. But thanks to self-control, I quickly gathered myself and this expression of my face was not noticed by anyone.

I noted for myself her every movement, every sigh and the uneven beating of her heart. My little girl was worried and angry. It gave me indescribable pleasure and it was at this moment that I kissed Giselle’s hand. Long enough, why the latter was delighted, and Thea even more lost her face in emotions. And in the end, she turned away, unable to cope with the surging feelings.

The little girl was jealous.

I needed to make sure that the past easy relationship between us was not invented by my stormy imagination, and that she, as well as I, wanted more. And these little actions of hers gave me the right answer. I need to push her to be bolder. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

I didn’t interfere when Giselle roughly let her go. It’s for the best, they shouldn’t overlap. And anyway, who assigned her to serve the princess? She was supposed to be resting today. And although I am sure that her wounds have already healed with my blood, but she is still as naughty as she decided to return to work.

And then it dawned on me that I had forgotten to give the order to Margaret. I was waiting for Dexter to return, without him I feel like I have no hands. He would have resolved all the issues that arose long ago and would not have missed the slightest detail. She and Richard were staying in Riliya for a while.

Speaking of Riliya, it’s time to go there again, we can’t put it off any longer. I was no longer worried that Thea might be a witch, I seemed to have come to terms with this idea, but the absence of the Artemis artifact in my hands was unnecessarily annoying.

What power he will show himself to the Riliya`s king.

The artifact was a powerful thing and, according to legend, had the power to kill me, the original immortal vampire. Of course, when he was still in my hands, I tried to end this infinitely boring life, but nothing came of it.

At my touch, the artifact, which until then had the form of an elegant crown encrusted with the most expensive precious stones, became a heavy, sharp sword. One touch of his on the opponent’s skin caused indescribable agony, the poison from the blade of the sword instantly penetrated into the blood and caused hellish pain, corroding organs, melting the skin and destroying the soul.

This was my essence – to cause the strongest pain to the enemy, and the artifact gave me what I wanted, saturating the weapon with magic.

But he was hurting me just as much as an ordinary steel butcher’s knife, which had no magical power in itself, could have done. Absolutely no harm.

And I have to get it back, no matter what it costs me. And it’s not even about its destructive power, but about the memory of Artemis, my first and only love.

While Giselle continued to sing the praises of the interior of the castle and inadvertently compared it with the Candranam, without giving the latter due, I put my thoughts in order and paid attention to her.

- Lady Giselle. There is not much time left, so now I will leave you to your ladies-in-waiting so that you can rest and prepare. See you in the dining room. – I kissed the back of her hand before leaving.

The booming sound of footsteps echoed off the marble floor as I returned to my office, at the same time separating Skars from me.

I couldn’t wince at the pungent smell of her perfume. He stood in my nose the whole time we met and my sensitive sense of smell played a cruel joke on me. A very unpleasant smell, not at all as sweet and delicate as Thea’s. She is like a peony flower – fragrant in spring.

Wasted time, disrupted negotiations with ministers – this princess knows how to irritate me. But I’ll have to put up with it while I need it for my plans. And then... Then I’ll decide what to do with her.

I let the raven go to Thea, I was curious about her mood now. Probably scolding and cursing me. This thought caused a wave of laughter in me.

Skars was a creature of magic, so he didn’t need friendly open windows or doors, my desire was enough and he would appear at any moment in any place. So it happened now. Particles of black ash, he merged into one, appearing in the room of the Riliya`s princess, but she herself was not there.

Where the hell is she?

Her absence made me feel slightly agitated and angry, a murderous aura abruptly flared up around me. Why is it so difficult with her? Always running away somewhere.

But never mind, I’ll tame her like a little fluffy kitten that will be dependent on its owner. I’ll let her feel it, she won’t be able to escape until I want to let her go. If I want to at all.

And I sent the bird on a search, breaking the mental connection.