Married to the Devil's Son

Chapter 19

I laid in the bathtub filled with hot water, thinking about what the guards had said about me. I shouldn't have slapped Lucian in front of his men. It was disrespectful, and still he hadn't got angry with me. He was asleep when I came back to the room, so I asked a maid to prepare a hot bath for me. The hot water was soothing, relaxing my tense muscles until it felt like a massage and in a moment 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 me a moment to remember that I was taking a bath earlier and fell asleep and now I was here. How?

A sound made me look to my left. Lucian was sitting in a chair, a glass of wine in his hands as he studied me with those extraordinary eyes. He was the only one who could have brought me here, which meant that he had seen me naked. Heat crept it's way up to my cheeks and I grabbed the sheets around me closer as if they would protect me from his gaze or change the fact that he had seen me naked.

"Did..did you bring me here?" I stammered. He put his glass down, standing up he walked toward me.

"Would you prefer someone else did?" he asked standing at the end of the bed towering over me. 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 me in for a hug. I gasped and dropped the sheets, standing there in only a towel while he held me 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 me, "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."

be the kind of dresses they wore in this kingdom. I

hair. The maids styled my hair up beautifully, only letting a few strands of hair fall at the sides of my face. I put some jewelry on, beautiful diamond earrings

filled the hall, their voices and laughter mixed with the music. A perfectly polished floor, scarlet rugs

waist, turning my head until I found Lucian next to me. His eyes were dark, and he seemed to be in a grim

look?" I asked, gathering some courage. He paused and looked at me. His gaze softened as his eyes traveled the length

to answer politely or

"Honestly" I whispered.

say something, but just then

not dressed as fancy as royalties like to dress,

Princess Hazel," he said as he took my

your majesty,"

toward me. I glanced at Lucian and he gave me a reassuring smile. I took the king's hand,

women were

but a man with sisters who were warriors would probably think of me as

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