Chapter 1025 Harlow & Raphael
Back to the present day. (This is the continuation from Chapter 799)
Harlow tugged the hem of Raphael's shirt and looked at him with a tired gaze as she whispered her request.
"Please... get me out of here."
Raphael smiled and nodded. With one swoop, he took the princess with his strong arms and carried her out of the prison cell. Nymia gritted her teeth and turned her gaze to one of the guards, signaling him to report what happened to his superior. She would not let that temptress return and ruin the harmony in Cretea one more time.
She had disappeared for a thousand years, why couldn't she just die and never return? Why didn't she leave Raphael alone after all this time?
Nymia was so jealous that, in her mind, if she couldn't get to be with Raphael, then no one could. It was only fair.
"Excuse me, Your Highness, our officer would like to have a word with you." A tall and burly man in golden attire stepped up in front of Raphael when he got out of the building. He was a high-ranking Cretean knight whose job was to ensure order in the capital. The man continued politely, "Please don't make a commotion. We are only doing our job. You are no longer part of Cretea, so the least you could do as a guest is respect our rules."
Raphael tightened his hold on Harlow's body and looked at the knight coldly. "She is not meant to be here. I will take her back. What right do you have to lock her up?"
"She was intruding Cretea. We cannot allow a mere mortal to trespass the gods' realm without punishment. It will set a bad example."
"She was not trespassing. She came here by accident, and I should be the one to blame," Raphael explained in an annoyed tone. "Trust me, this is the last place she wants to be in."
"Yes, but she attacked Goddess Nymia and several soldiers. That's something we cannot let slide."
"For fuck's sake, can't you just put the blame on me? I am the one responsible for her being here. I'll take full accountability and pay whatever fine the king will demand of me."
Harlow raised her face and looked at the demon king closely as Raphael and the knight exchanged arguments. She was confused by what happened so far.
What was happening to her? Was she really in Cretea?
How?
She opened the magic closet and wholeheartedly wished to go home, but why did she end up in Cretea? Was the magic closet broken? Did a glitch happen? Was there something about Cretea that she didn't know about?
And why did Raphael take responsibility? He was not her boyfriend or husband to take responsibility for her misdeeds. Even though he was obviously interested in her, Harlow never agreed to reciprocate his feelings.
Because...
She now realized it was not because of his looks. Now that she looked at him closely, she didn't mind his horns, and his wicked-looking face.
The demon king was scary, but the way he was holding her was so gentle yet protective at the same time. She never had anyone holding her this way before.
And his eyes... His fierce eyes narrowed menacingly at the knight before him, but when he looked down to see her to make sure she was not hurt, they looked so gentle and filled with warmth.
She didn't reciprocate Raphael's feelings because she felt tricked. She hated that he used her mother's helpless situation to trick her into promising Harlow for marriage to him.
That's why Harlow came all the way to the underworld to find him and demand him to release her from the covenant.
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