Valerie feels threatened right now. Like a lamb that accidentally stepped into a fox's cage—Valerie sat quietly in a corner waiting for the fox to devour her. Raphael might level up their relationship.
Valerie had been relaxed all this time, because she felt that Raphael was not an ordinary man who easily seduced. Moreover, he never showed his interest in women openly. She liked to tease him from the very beginning of the marriage. She actually wasn't quite ready, though.
She only believed that Raphael was a cold man with no interest in such things. Valerie thought it would take more effort if she expected Raphael to touch her. The commander still kept his distance from her, because Valerie was his subordinate in the military.
