sm

le would be replaced by a newspaper or a book and sometimes even a magazine but most of the time it would be any file or document or anything related to his w

hing related to the blood collections. His hair lightly fell on his face and his eyes remained fixated on the paper, the sleeves of

re a thousand percent mor

was watching him for probably close to half an hour and now painting him was not

e out for chec

King Lucien who hadn't spoken a word till the past hour decided to speak. I w

ay," I spoke

his focus lasted only a few minutes before he heaved out a sigh and leaned onto the ch

ed....s

ll and moved his long legs to rest on the desk, his eyes clo

my mouth without even givi

ire who supposedly held beyond power over me and many more powerful creatures

sighed, there was a crease between his eyebrows as he spoke,

rprise that glimmered

you relax...

s met mine I found the familiar chilling feeling t

arned the art of keeping my thoughts low e

"You mean a massage?" he'd

you're okay wi

w how to

, "I have learned

ng didn't recede and if only it did something was to make it look more apparen

y movement and ceased as

sit properly,

lose to its prior position, which allowed me some space to slide in. I stood b

stion bought the pink tint to my cheek

ulder, right?" I questioned to which he nodded glanc

nformed, putting every drop of my coura

mble fingers unbuttoned the firs

lean against the b

word, he did w

their way through the bare skin of his neck, his cool skin triggered the goos

ressure once, at a time, I saw him closing his eyes and a small sigh leaving his mouth. He

ons the contact with his skin was creating. I could partially feel his muscles a

moved to press down a particular s

ponse came al

, my skin soon adjusted with t

smi

time I heard my name coming from his mouth and I'd be lyi

ajesty," Damn

ence before he spoke, "You've already forgotten t

e? N

ontinuing messaging his shoulders a

st stand in front

And I didn't know what to say at that moment, I remained glue

mine. It's

d stood beside him, "Where do you w

d created some space between his chair and the desk w

ing the small amount of distance my heart took a pace. I felt my heart thundering against my chest as

little confidence was that I didn't look as small c

t lean against the backrest. He stayed in his sitting

sitant to slip my hands directly under his shir

e corner of his mouth twitched upwards so slightl

knew he didn't lie and the appearance of the small smirk made it more

s responded and con

aging on, it was the best way to not feel any more flustered than I already was. I sensed

th a loud thud. I flinched in my spot and almost fell on King Lucie

o information about her or her identity not even where she's from. How could she be a human when we can sense the matebo....." He stopped onc

even talk

vanished. But then his stare moved towards my hands that were still inside King Lucien's shi

yself against the desk as much as possible to create some sort

an leave now. We'll get you called if we need you for any work," I nodded a

lightest bit. How inappropriate

room, King Lucien's one part

King just called me by this nickname and not to mention, in f

nap. Yes. I