(From Blue''s Perspective)


    I did not think it would be this fun to talk to Luc. Now it seemed to be a good idea that I came here.


    "You two are doing better than I thought," Luc saidughing. "I thought that guy would not even find a mate. You know, kings choose their own mates. They don''t have fated mates. He was always so distant and you see, he doesn''t even talk to people properly. So I thought he would always be single.


    But to think he would marry and also go against everyone else to marry the person he likes, it''s really... What can I even say? I know him the best and even I''m surprised."


    "He didn''t tell you anything about me before?" I asked. "He said he had known me for long."


    "He just told me that he has a girl in mind who he wants to make his mate. That was a long time ago. We were pretty young back then. Perhaps we were seventeen or eighteen then. He was gloomy back then as well. But after we found Lady Evelyn back, he suddenly came said that he found the perfect person for him," Luc said.


    "Found Evelyn back? What do you mean?"


    "He didn''t tell you? I thought that guy tells you everything," Luc said. "Anyway, seven years ago, Evelyn got lost once. I don''t know what happened. It''s a secret. He didn''t tell even me.


    Before, he used to stay quiet whenever it came to the talk of choosing a mate. It was like he did not care at all. I had already assumed that he is going for the ''no mate, fuck off'' life. But then one day when I asked him about it just to be sure, he said that he has someone in mind and he is sure about her. I was really- it was like trying to swallow a stone.


    I thought he was just joking though he is not someone to joke about something like that. I asked for the person''s appearance and he just said that she had blue eyes and brownish-ck hair. And that''s all. He wouldn''t tell me anything else. And his reasoning was- ''You might fall for her''."


    I did not even know how to react. I had no idea he was this serious about me for a long time. A tingly sensation formed inside my stomach and my cheeks were burning. I covered half of my face with my palm while making it look not so intentional.


    ''You never told me this, Dem.''


    "But I still never thought that he was serious. Not until he truly brought you here. Honestly, that''s the first time I knew that he was talking about a human. He used to surprise me with his actions when we were little, but as time went by, I understood him and that brat never could surprise me anymore. But he surprised me with you. Ugh, I wanted to be at the wedding.


    But he gave me a lot of work... Now, look at me. I don''t even have a mate and I''m this old," Luc said.


    "You''re not that old. Aren''t you of Demetrius''s age?" I asked.


    "Yeah, but still, twenty-four isn''t less," Luc sighed. "By the way, how old are you? You look pretty young. Are you eighteen or something?"


    "Yes."


    "What? You''re eighteen? Only eighteen? I was just joking, but I didn''t think... Well, you look like eighteen years old, but I didn''t think you would actually be... So that''s what he meant by waiting.


    He was waiting for you toe of age. That perv... he had definitely been thinking about perverted things for a long time."


    I blushed even harder. That pervert... Now that I went through everything again- I needed to ask him if he actually wanted to marry me seven years ago. It was weird. I was only eleven back then.


    "So how is he treating you?"


    "Um, good I guess," I said.


    "That''s not even an answer. Don''t be like his. He is the ''just answer, no shit'' type of man, but it''s pretty boring. You can''t even converse like that," Luc said impatiently. But the Demetrius he was talking about did not match the person I was married to. Demetrius did not talk less; rather he liked talking a lot, especially if he could tease me about it.


    This thought had crossed my mind before too- ''Was he like that with me only?''


    The things he said yesterday came to my mind. ''You know, I''ve been wondering all this time. Why am I like that with you? I never thought I would be able to smile freely. I never even thought of smiling. Smile and happiness were something kings aren''t supposed to have.


    But then why? When I''m with you, why do I feel happy? Every time you look at me, I feel different. It''s like a heavyweight is lifted from my chest.''


    The way he looked when he said all this was hard, no, impossible to forget. Even he was confused. What could I say? I was confused as well. It could not be love. There was no way it could be love.


    We had been together for a very short time. No matter how long he had known me, the time of us together was not enough to fall in love.


    But was it true for me? No, it had to be true. Love was not something to happen this quick. I was perhaps mistaking those weird feelings for love. That must be the case.


    Now that Luc asked how he was, if I wanted to tell the truth, it would be-


    "He talks a lot," I said. Luc was surprised, even Ezekiel was shocked. I had almost forgotten he was here all along. He was too silent. And he did not make many facial expressions. It was always hard to understand him.


    It always bothered me when I could not understand someone. I always felt quite intrigued talking to them. Perhaps that was why I was awkward with him.