The two guards stationed at the entrance to the noble's mansion were caught off guard by the sudden appearance of a woman cloaked in a dirty robe.
They hadn't been assigned to be a guard for long, but they had seen several young ladies from the nobility who possessed beauty that any man could admire.
However, the beauty of the woman who just opened her cloak left them speechless. Her skin was as white as snow, her lips as red as blood, and her hair as black as night. The two guards had never seen a woman so beautiful before.
Not to mention, the expression on her face - now smiling sweetly as she looked at them - left the two young guards stunned by the woman's appearance.
"Hello," Christine with a sweet smile, her hand waving gracefully.
Inwardly, Christine was amused by the current situation. She had purposely flashed her smile to test whether the food would act like a male vampire when she was smiling, but she had never expected it to work so well that they were left speechless.
But what amused Christine was that they were supposed to be her food. She just seduced her food!
This is simply ludicrous!
The guards felt a rush of warmth spread throughout their bodies, unable to resist her charm.
However, they immediately came to their senses when they heard Christine's voice and looked uncomfortable, they had just been so impolite!
Christine only replied to them with a chuckle. Once again, she tried to test her ability to seduce humans
"So… Can I enter?" asked Christine who was still smiling and trying to hide her nervousness because the two humans in front of her were humans she should avoid, just like her parents said.
They could kill her with their swords, after all!
"Ah! Wait a moment! I'll go tell the people inside first," said one of the guards then immediately went inside to inform the people within, while the other remained, unable to take his eyes off her beauty.
From her appearance, the woman was clearly not of royalty. No noble would wear such a robe that dirty.
However, her face was clearly too beautiful to be a commoner, and if she was a noble and he looked impudent, it would put him in a difficult position.
The guard couldn't help but wonder who she was and what she wanted. He kept glancing at her, trying to hide his impertinence.
As they waited, the woman put her hood back on to shield herself from the hot sun. The guard didn't dare to speak, but he understood her actions.
Soon after, an old man in a butler's attire appeared, accompanied by the guard who had left earlier.
Christine's hood fell back as she greeted the man with a smile, revealing her stunning beauty, and once again the man clearly was taken aback by her looks, making Christine smile inside because it seemed that even though humans are old, they still like her beauty.
The old man then invited Christine to follow him inside after confirming that the woman was indeed the woman Crown Prince William was looking for.
Christine couldn't contain her excitement as she followed the old man inside the luxurious castle. The garden outside was beautiful, but the interior was even more breathtaking. She couldn't help but take off her hood and take in the magnificent sight.
When she was following the old man, Christine noticed the envious and questioning glances from several women wearing the same clothes, and some were even whispering to each other openly.
However, Christine seemed to ignore the stares from her food because right now her brain was thinking of other things.
How was she going to seduce that human?
Okay, she tested it earlier, and it worked very well, the guard and this old man were blown away by her beauty.
However, would that be enough for the human to tell her about their war plans so she could report it to the bastard Cassius?
Cassius forces her to spy on their war plans, and if she doesn't give a report, the bastard will kill her parents.
Christine seriously doubted whether that would be enough for the human she was about to seduce to open her mouth.
The two guards were indeed fascinated by her beauty, but they did not immediately allow her to enter.
That means the seduction is not enough for the food to comply.
'Hmm… what should I do… Ah! What if I hug him?'
As she pondered, Christine suddenly had a brilliant idea. She remembered how her father loved it when she hugged and pampered him, and decided to try the same tactic.
Apparently, she could do that. She can hug the human so that the human will grant her wish.
However, Christine's facial expression suddenly changed as she doubted that. Could a mere embrace convince the human to divulge their war plans? Isn't that too weak?
Yes, she needed something stronger.
'Kiss! Right! I have to kiss him! Father couldn't resist when I kissed his cheek!'
Christine felt a surge of pride as she thought of her own cunning plan to seduce the human. She really was a genius! Even though Cassius didn't tell him how she should seduce the human, she found her own way!
However, her confidence quickly wavered as she recalled her father's resistance to her requests, which is to go see the human world, despite her attempts to win him over with kisses, her father never granted it.
What if that human also did the same thing?
She had to do something in one fell swoop so that the human would obey her.
But what should she do?
'Maybe I should pretend to kiss his neck then bite him and threaten him to tell me the plan,' thought Christine, frustrated
It seemed like a good and easy plan for her to pull off.
"Miss, please wait in this place first. His Highness William will be here soon."
Christine came back to her senses when she heard the old man's voice. Apparently, she was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she didn't notice that she had arrived.
Christine nodded absentmindedly before entering the room, her eyes scanning the luxurious furnishings with interest before settling on the long seat in the center. She took a seat and flashed a smile at the old man, but her mind was consumed by the plan she needed to execute.
A plan to seduce that human!
***
William's heart was pounding in his chest as he sprinted through the palace hallways. He had to see her, had to know why she had come to his room that night.
As he reached the old butler, panting heavily, he gasped out his question.
"Where… Where is that woman?" asked William with a halting breath and face that looked sweaty.
"Your Highness, did you run from the Queen's palace? You have to remember that you are now the Crown Prince," scolded the old man who had looked after William since he was little.
William dismissed the old man's lecture with a wave of his hand. He needed to meet her.
"Where is she?" asked William once again, now looking calmer.
"She's waiting in the drawing room." the butler finally relented.
William quickly headed straight to the drawing room and opened the door. The expression on her face was still clear that he couldn't believe she was actually coming to see him after the last few months his people couldn't find her.
However, William was immediately stunned when he saw the woman who was sitting with an expression on her face that looked like she was thinking about something.
Even though it had been a long time since they last met, there was no mistaking it. The person who was sitting in front of him was the woman who had entered his bedroom a few months ago, and stolen his heart.