Seduced

Hearing the faint knock, Alexander furrowed his eyebrows. Even without opening the door, he already knew who it was. And truthfully, he's not in the mood to talk to anyone, especially to the woman who was waiting outside. So he just ignored her and closed his eyes.

However, it seems like Rosemary is quite a dumb girl as she didn't give up knocking even though he's not responding.

Annoyed by the bothersome existence, Alexander roughly opened his door.

And as expected, the young and alluring woman was standing in front of him.

It was already late, and the temperature is colder than usual. However, Rosemary was only wearing a thin, white, satin nightgown that barely covered her body.

As she felt Alexander's gaze on her, she looked down and bit her lower lip as her long lashes fluttered. The young lady was blushing and her silky smooth skin was in full view.

Most men will go crazy upon seeing her stunning appearance and would probably waste no time to have her.

Rosemary knows too well that she's beautiful. After all, there were plenty of nobles who wanted to be linked with her. However, such low-ranking nobles don't interest her. She believes that her beauty is worthy to stand among the ladies in the capital.

If there was someone worthy of her self, it was none other than a royalty... like this stupid and debaucherous prince. He may be a bit dumb but that's all to her benefit. Besides, he is the most favored among the Emperor's children and has the title of a Crowned Prince.

Anyway, she was sure that he was ogling her earlier.

So when Alexander didn't say anything, she thought that he was just shocked by her alluring figure. Rosemary glanced up to him with a sensual look and said, "Your highness... I'm... I'm getting cold."

"...Then you shouldn't have worn such a thin dress."

"E-excuse me?" visibly shocked to his unexpected response, Rosemary couldn't help but blurt out these words.

Different from her expectations, Alexander is not like 'most' men. Unlike what he shows in the public, the real him isn't someone who gets attracted easily.

In addition, he's currently in a bad mood that he didn't even remember to act nice in front of the lady.

When the Prince's expressionless eyes stared down at her, Rosemary suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. For a second, she felt suffocated by an intense pressure coming out from the prince.

The poor young lady's face paled and out of fear, she hiccupped, the only sound that could be heard on the still and quiet hallway.

Realizing that he went a bit too far, Alexander retracted the faint aura that momentarily leaked out and he quickly smiled at the lady as if his scary frown didn't even exist to begin with.

"Oh, Rosemary. I was just kidding! Were you scared?" Alexander plastered a foolish grin on his face as he played on the tip of her hair.

"Th-that..." at Alexanders' sudden mood change, she blinked a couple of times before laughing demurely. "Right... father said that he likes to play around. Let's... let's just deal with him tonight. Once I got him, this stupid prince will be playing on top of my hands anyway."

Wiping her non-existent tears, she said, "That scared me, your highness... I thought this lady had done something to offend you."

"Oh, what are you saying? Of course, you didn't do anything to displease me."

Hearing his playful reply, she smiled as she stepped closer to him. "Really? I'm so glad... uhm..."

As she 'shyly' glanced at him, Rosemary lightly tugged on the hem of the Prince's silk shirt.

Alexander subtly raised an eyebrow at her action.

As a royalty, his body was supposed to be a sacred thing. Thus, touching him without permission--even his clothing, could be considered treason and a grave threat to the Crowned Prince.

He could kill her for such reason and no one would be able to complain.

However, it was also true that his image deviates from that of a proper royalty. He was the type who 'usually' likes it even more when the ladies are throwing themselves at him and that he never cared about being sacred and whatnot.

"...my prince... aren't you feeling cold?"

With a tempting question, she bravely placed her arms around his and made sure that her healthy valleys are touching him.

The moment she did, she felt him stiffen up.

The tip of her lips hooked up. "Oh... right. Men are such beast no matter what status. Just a bit of perfume and touch, once you feel a female's soft body, you've no choice but to be turned on."

However, inside Alexander's mind...

"Too close! Ugh... her perfume's too strong. What is this? Aphrodisiac???

No wonder it makes my head throb, shit, I want to vomit. What the hell..."

Aphrodisiac scents are quite a trend among the nobles recently. But it has a reverse effect on Alexander. For him, it smells extremely repulsive. That's why his female night companions were strictly forbidden from using those.

"You."

"Yes, my prince, you want me to accompany you? Yes, ofc---"

"Get off of me."

"Huh?"

For a moment, Rosemary failed to understand his words.

Until she looked up and saw a disgusted expression across the Crowned Prince's face.

Well, Alexander was not only known as a dumb, sex-crazed prince, but also a jerk human trash.

In short, it's all laughter and fun if he likes you...

But you'll be in trouble otherwise.

"I said get off of me. You stink."

Alexander was rather thankful to Rosemary for using aphrodisiacs. That way, it wouldn't be weird and out of character for him to deny her approach. So her stupidity had somewhat benefited him.

Clearly, the young lady didn't know what went wrong.

She grew up getting everything she wanted, and she was pampered as the best young lady in the family. That's why her mind is refusing the fact that she's being rejected.

"M-my prince, I... is there something--"

"I'm sorry my lady."

Before she could finish her question, she heard a man's voice behind her and she was carefully wrapped on a large cotton cape that came out of nowhere.

She turned her head at the guy who appeared and saw an angelic face of a knight with a soft smile.

"Pardon me young lady, but can you back up a bit?" Cedar politely asked her.

And Rosemary, who was lost for words silently obeyed without even knowing why.

"You see, the prince's nose is quite sensitive and he doesn't like the smell of aphrodisiacs. He tends to get cranky with those things, you see... I'm sorry if you got scared."

"Ah... no... it... it was my fault. Sorry..." for some reason, Rosemary couldn't meet Cedar's eyes.

Then, as if nothing had happened earlier, Cedar gracefully bowed towards Alexander.

"Please forgive me for being late, your highness. I'll handle this, so please go back in."

Alexander didn't say a word but only stared at Cedar with a complicated look for a bit before slamming his door shut.

"It's quite late now my Lady. Do you need someone to escort you back?"

"N-no. I can go back by my self..."

And with that, she practically ran back to her own chamber with a tomato face.

And as soon as she went into her room, she collapsed on the ground while cupping her blushing face with both hands.

Unlike her faked blush earlier, her expression right now is a genuine face of a lady her age.

"W-what was that... he's... he's so handsome..."