Royal Secret : I'm a Princess!

I PICKED UP A (POTENTIAL) FIANCE?

DOMINIC Zavaroni opened his eyes the same time the light of the candles around the prayer room was suddenly put out.

He was offering a prayer to Yule, the moon god, for the royal prince's safe trip back to the Royal Capital when he felt an ominous aura in the air. He was certain that the evil somehow entered the Royal Capital despite the divine protection around it.

"Princess Neoma," Dominic whispered to himself. "I need to see the royal princess."

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"MEN and their audacity," Neoma said while shaking her head. "Do you think I'll marry you after you almost ruined my pretty face?"

Trevor smiled, then he touched the cut on her face.

She flinched because it stung.

But only for a few seconds. When the cut completely disappeared, the devil immediately pulled his hand away from her face.

"I'm sorry for hurting you, Moon Princess," Trevor said, his purple eyes still shining brightly. "If I need to kneel and beg for your forgiveness, I'll do it."

"Even if you kneel and beg for my forgiveness, I will still not accept your marriage proposal," she said bluntly. "You're not my type."

"What's your type, then?"

"A normal dude," she said without missing a beat. "A devil like you will surely make my life more difficult."

"I'm not the devil. It was just you who assumed that I am the devil," he said. "Actually, I'm the Devil's Grimoire." He made a finger gun and pointed the tip at his temple. "All the spells in the book are in stored in here."

"That's worse than being the devil," she said. "I heard that the Devil's Grimoire is sought-after by dangerous people. If I marry a person like you, I will never have a peaceful life."

"I'll kill them all."

"What?"

"I'll kill all those who seek me," he said with a charming smile. "Don't worry, Moon Princess. You're safe with me."

She raised a brow at him. "Why do you want to marry me?"

"I fell in love with you."

"B*llshit."

He laughed loudly. "You're the kind of woman with high standards, aren't you?"

"Yes, and I deserve it," she said confidently. "I know my worth so I won't settle for less."

He just laughed it off. "Yeah, I'm not in love with you," he said, his purple eyes turning dark as his aura turned into bloodlust. "But I need you for my freedom. If I form a contract with a human like you, I'll finally be free from this hellhole. But the contact I need is the kind of contract that binds a man and a woman together."

"A wedding contract, I assume."

"Impressive," he said while nodding his head.

"What will I gain if I married you?" she asked. "You can't even grant me two wishes, you stingy devil-like man."

"I can't break the rule even for you, Moon Princess," he said with a shrug. "But I can tell you why the foxy boy beside you is being targeted. I'm sure the information that I have will also benefit the empire."

"Still not tempting enough for me," she said. "Step up your game, Trevor. Aren't devils supposed to be good at seducing humans?"

He raised a brow at her while giving her a lazy smile. "You want me to seduce you?"

Okay, her mouth suddenly went dry.

[That lazy smile is... sexy.]

Gosh, she suddenly felt thirsty.