The Devil's Temptation!

170 Questioning The Princess

Anna smiled in relief and her heart eased after seeing he wasn’t actually upset with her, “for a moment there, I thought you were angry with me.”

She mumbled, but Roshan said nothing in retort.

He could detect from her low tone that his way of approach had frightened her a bit and it wasn’t surprising, being compared to his nature. Well, he was nowhere upset with her but rather, he was upset with those ignorant maids for daring to even lay a hand on his Anna.

Spreading fake rumors wasn’t necessarily the only bad thing that had been happening in the palace, there were a lot more insects he had to get rid off before they turned his palace roof upside down, and he was only starting to realize how compulsory it was to take charge.

He noticed everything, but didn’t say a word, plus Lorenzo and head maid were dutifully keeping him up to date about the issues in the palace but no one knew this. It was better to act ignorant in front of everyone, that way they’d foolishly make a slip, but there were just too many slips these days that the disappointment he felt was enough to fill a drum.

All hell would have broken loose if in turn those maidens succeeded in touching Anna but instead, his annoying woman had surprised him today by boldly stepping up for herself and giving those silly maidens what they truly deserved.

The way she spoke back didn’t particularly sound like the quiet, shy Anna he knew, almost like there was another side of her that had been emotionally unleashed and it had him thinking back to Aveline. Most especially Azazel’s comment on how his previous mate wasn’t someone to be trifled with and it only piqued his interest now.

Was Anna really that bold in her past life? He really wanted to remember it all, but maybe not remembering it also has its advantages.

“I’m not upset.” His tone cooled as he cupped her cheeks in his palm, staring deep into her chocolate-brown eyes, “I’m actually really happy to see you take a stand for yourself.”

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And he meant it, Anna could see the proudness in his hazel-green eyes that it left her poor heart beating in a tempo again. She hates when it does that cause she couldn’t handle the rhythm of her own heart atimes.

She smiled in return at his words before looking away and facing sideways. Her expression contorted into one of great positivity as she uttered, “to be honest, I have no idea how I did that, even my actions tend to surprise me most of the time, but in a good way.”

Roshan’s heart lightened at the bright look on her face, most especially the positivity she carried in her tone as she spoke. They were both bathed in the golden glowing lights of the chandeliers that hung high above the ceiling, and Anna’s face appeared more exquisite since her hair was packed in a ponytail, making her look like an angel incarnate, to the point it left the glacier gazing with adoration.

This woman really has no mercy when it comes to his heart, if only there was a way to make it stop beating so rapidly, but what can he do? He’s defenseless at the moment since she had somehow stolen his heart for herself.

“I’ll have to leave now.” He said to her, “I’m late for training and also one more thing.” He snapped his fingers as though he just remembered something at the last minute.

“Don’t overwork yourself before tonight.”

“Why?” She asked, but he just shook his head in response. “Just don’t do it, I don’t need you getting tired before tonight and please listen to my words this time.”

Anna was curious and was ready to question the glacier further, but figuring he wasn’t going to tell her since she’s already asked once, she could only comply and nod her head in response.

“Okay.”

~

“Keeping me locked here will do you no good,” Calista made the effort to begin a conversation with the white-haired Enigma who just browsed through a book while sitting at his study table, giving her 0% of his attention and since the moment he stepped in, he hasn’t even glanced her way.

Calista wasn’t dumb enough to not realize that. Her situation at the moment was partially her fault since she had followed him into the forest without thinking twice about it. But never did she expect that the man who saved her was actually a demon! She had come up with so many options but a demon???

Him??

She’s always pictured them to have the worst physical appearance and she had seen some for herself. But shockingly, how can this handsome man who looks like he had been specially sculpted by the heavens claim to be a demon without even bothering to bat an eye.

Even his side view was enthralling as the outline of his face spoke volumes and it made her wonder if he was aware of his own charms.

But, if they were Demons who looked no different from humans, does that also mean that there could be many Demons roaming Euphrasia, disguised as a normal being??

“Excuse me.” She tried to gain his attention by waving her hand in his direction but unfortunately, he was deliberately giving her none which irked her for some reason.

“You need to let me go.” She got to her feet with her blue eyes fixed on him. If he really was a demon then she certainly has nothing to do with demons, especially one as ignorant as him but as expected, she was only welcomed with a silence that embarrassed her further.

No sooner had she said those words did the door open, startling Calista and another ethereal being walked in. He shut the door behind him and Azazel finally closed the book he was reading, lifting his gaze to look at the glacier who finally showed up before the human bursted his eardrums.

“I was going to ask what took you so long but nevermind that since you’re already here.” Azazel’s calm tone as he spoke to the stranger who walked in made Calista blink at him. So he wasn’t really deaf or blind, he had seriously ignored her!

Roshan’s gaze shifted to the woman whose face was half hidden with a scarf and he folded his arms at her.

“Who are you?”

“Seat.” His authoritative tone made Calista heed to his words and she sat down on the bed with no arguments, silently praying in her head that they don’t end up using her for some silly ritual that the Demons were fond of doing.

Roshan took a step towards the woman who was sitting on the bed while Azazel just watched, a bit surprised to see how the human was listening to Roshan but not even him.

Has he gone that soft??

“Take off your scarf.” Came the order from Roshan.

“W_why?”

“Take it off or I’ll do it myself.”

He sounded imperturbable, but there was a hint of arrogance in his tone that added to the dark aura he brought along with him, and before she knew it, her hands quickly reached to loosen the scarf.

She took it off before meeting Roshan’s indifferent stare and he crouched to her level on the bed, “you’re the princess of Euphrasia.” He began with a neutral tone and Calista was more than stunned to realize a stranger or rather, Demon was familiar with her.

“Who...who are you?”

“I’m not sure my name would be of any use to you so let’s begin with the question that I have for you.” Rising to his feet, he grabbed a chair from a corner and brought it close to the foot of the bed before sitting on it.

Calista gulped down her inexistent saliva as she retreated on the bed, whoever this man was sure had her attention now.

“Where’s the Valerian sword?” He questioned.

Calista could tell the young man before her wasn’t here to play games, his gaze was strict and entirely fixed on hers in ways that sent shivers crawling up at her spine and she didn’t respond, as though she knew that if she lied, he would figure it out.

Roshan on the other hand, already dismissed the idea of seeing whoever his brother had brought, but after getting the hint that his brother didn’t abduct just anyone but the princess of Euphrasia, he was here to reap the benefits of it.

No doubt, taking their princess meant war and he wondered what went through his brother’s mind that he had to bring her here. But then, it was also an advantage to him because if the pictures he saw in the House of late Sir Steve turned out to be the Valerian sword, then he was going to get the answers from the princess herself.

“Will you speak?”

“I’ll only speak if he asks me instead.” She instantly pointed at something, or rather someone behind Roshan and when the glacier turned to see who she was pointing out, he was surprised to see she was actually pointing at Azazel.