Our first night

Damian smiled cunningly to his men " Russo create a portal to Tidelia, Kris go back home and inform Mother make sure..."

"Greetings your highness" Kris bowed and spoke in shock as he saw the wife of his king staring at her husband while the other men bowed in respect to their new Queen

The bright smile on Damian's face immediately vanished as he heard his men acknowledge the woman whom he had given clear orders not to open the carriage door under any circumstance

As he looked at her, his eyebrows twitched at the realization that she was scared of him yet she showed no sign of fear

"Greetings" Raeliana calmly said as she offered them a fake smile before closing the door of the carriage as Damian stealthily gazed at her and walked towards the carriage

The moment Raeliana closed the door, she yelped as she sat, biting her lower lips as she stared at the moon trying not to make a sound so as not to make the vampire king realize that she was scared

As Damian opened the carriage door, he halted for a moment taking in the sight of her trembling body she was trying so hard to hide, before he finally sat next to her.

He stared at her and how she looked like a cute little kitten that had been poured cold water. "I thought I told you to stay inside" he said with a calm voice

"If you had stayed inside like I told you, you wouldn't have seen such a gruesome site, now would you"

Raeliana flinched, but didn't bother to look at him "what's going on? What connection do you have with my Father apart from me and why aren't we going to vladkarya?"

Damian smiled as he listened to her rants "Why are you jealous that you're not the only thing I and your Father have in common"

"I'm not why would I be jealous"

"Hmm, fair enough. I have some official business to attend to in Tidelia and right now it's not safe to go to Vladkarya" came his honest reply as he han his hand on his head

Raeliana finally turned and stared at him

"You know for a soft princess, you're taking the scene you saw some seconds oddly well..." His brows momentarily creased as he saw her body sway

He quickly held her by her shoulder and made himself extra comfortable next to her. Adjusting himself closer to her, he realized she was as cold as an iceberg

Damians forehead creased with worry as he removed his cloak and wrapped her up with it, taking her hands into his and gently rubbing them in an attempt to get her warm

"What do you think you're doing?" Raeliana whispered

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm trying not to take a cold lifeless body back to my kingdom" He muttered

"I didn't think werewolves could easily catch a cold, or are you just weaker than the rest that only a few minutes exposure to a harsh climate" He stared into her blue eyes as she shot death stares at him " would make you faint?"

Raeliana could only stare at him and let him continue what he was doing as he was right after all, she was a weak wolf.

After some time, she finally dozed off and Damian couldn't help but feel relieved as he could finally think of his next move without any disturbance

Raeliana woke up with a jerk as the carriage bumped into a large tree, but noticed that she was gently yet firmly held in what seemed to be an embrace against a warm cuddly surface that smelled of chocolates.

When she raised her head to peep at the source of that sweet smell, their eyes locked and she felt she was on fire as his dark eyes stared back at her blue eyes but in reality her face had turned into all tge different shades of red. If she was being honest with herself, he didn't look like the bad person the tales had painted him as.

"Stop staring" He spoke gently

Raeliana couldn't help but blush harder "I'm looking at you cause you're staring at me"

" Well, I can see you're feeling better now since your mouth is back to being as sharp as a sword" Damian softly unwrapped his hands from her waist

"We are at Tidelia, we arrived some minutes after you dozed off"

Raeliana looked at her surrounding "How come we are still in your carriage and why are we in Tidelia instead of your kingdom"

"You seemed tired and exhausted not to mention scared to death last night, but you seemed quite peaceful in your sleep. I didn't want to wake you up from your beauty sleep" He said with a smirk

"I wouldn't want the people of Tidelia thinking I'm that evil that I didn't let my bride get enough rest even if it was technically our first night together" Raelianas eyes widened as she heard those words and the touch of red on her face became more obvious

Whispering into her ears Damians voice sounded soft yet mischievous sending a trail of goosebumps down her body "People have a tendency to play with words and I wouldn't want you to feel shy or embarrassed"

"I I I understand. Thank you" she managed to stammer as she quickly sat upright adjusting her clothes

"Do you know anything about the Tidelians?" Damian asked her as he observed how she tried plaiting her silver locks

"Yes, Mother taught me about them" she replied

"If you know about them, I believe you must also know where they live aren't you bothered about how you'd get there?"

Raeliana stopped trying to braid her hair and then at the window "you're the one hell-bent on going there I'm sure you have it sorted out already"

"So much faith, you have in me Diamond" He replied "Get yourself prepared so we can leave for the palace immediately" and with that Damian hopped off the carriage

As Raeliana stepped out of the carriage she noticed that they were the only ones in the forest confused she called out to her husband who was giving the horses water to drink "Your highness, where is everybody?"

"They've gone home" He replied without looking at her

"Home? You mean Vladkarya? So why aren't we with them?" She looked at him in confusion

Damian continued doing what he was doing without saying a word to her

"Your highness?" Raeliana called out only to be answered with silence.

She called out to him again but got no response which made her frustrated

"Your highness, why have you brought me to Tidelia. Why not your Kingdom, for the moon's sake I have asked you more than once yet you keep ignoring my question, do you plan on killing me too? Is that it is that why you sent everyone away?"

She gasped as Damian approached her but then he walked past her whispering words only she could hear

"Say my name, Liana"