Laureen was in shock when Andrius finally pulled away, she immediately covered her mouth with both hands and stared at the Crown Prince with wide eyes.
"Say something…" Andrius uttered at last.
"Y-Your Highness, I-I don't know what to say. Y-You just kissed me!"
"Yes, I did. I'm sorry if that scared or confused you. But almost losing you made me realize that I cannot live without you. I just don't simply like you, Laureen. I am in love with you…" Andrius declared as he held her hands.
But Laureen was quick to pull back her hands away from the prince. She had never ever considered being with a noble and not a soon-to-be King.
Even though her mother came from a decent wealthy merchant family, her father is a werewolf, and she's half-breed. That alone is already a problem since the Royal Family in Zemaria has been very strict in keeping their bloodline purely human.
