"Have we met before?" Lucian asked the lady who continued smiling as she stared at him,
"We haven't met face to face but I've seen you a lot, your highness," the lady replied, "I'm Valerie, Lord Malcolm's distant cousin," she introduced herself with a bow and Lucian could see the cleavage of her breast, he grinned.
Lucian stepped forward, closer to Valerie, he took her hand and kissed the back of it while Valerie just smiled, Lucian stared at her with a grin before finally stepping back,
"It was nice meeting you and I'm sure we will be seeing more of each other," Lucian spoke the last sentence in a seductive way.
And like he said after the birthday celebration Lucian had stayed back in the mansion being entertained in bed by Valerie who pleased the man in bed,
"Why aren't you going back to your land, your highness? Have my performance in bed become so addictive that you don't want to go home?" Valerie said with a grin as she laid naked in the bed with Lucian who had sat up beside her and was now smoking.
Lucian turned to look at her and then chuckled, "I've got no home, everywhere is my home,"
"Alright, your highness. Still you don't have to let me go if you don't want to, I wouldn't mind being your third wife," Valerie said the smile on her face vanishing as she looked more seriously at Lucian whose lip pulled up at a side,
"No.... I don't need a third wife," he responded, which had Valerie sit up, she used the sheet to cover herself and now stared at Lucian,
"I thought you felt something for me... Is that not why you kept wanting me in your bed?" Valerie said in an unhappy tone. She had thought that perhaps he liked her and would maybe take her to the castle and marry her. "I love you, Lu-"
"No, you don't. Neither do I," Lucian's words cuts in, "We were only having fun, it's nothing else, don't let it get to your head," he said as he thought, he could never love any other woman, he only loved one woman and she was gone.....
Lucian arrived back to Hallow, he walked into the mansion and already he came across his son who sat in the garden staring at nothing in particular, as if sensing someone, the little boy turned and smiled on seeing his father,
Lucian smiled back as he made his way towards his son, flashes of images coming to him of when he and his mother sat here then,
"Logan, how is my smart son doing?" Lucian smiled at him, "I'm here for your birthday, you know I wouldn't miss it,"
"Welcome back father," Logan bowed as he smiled happy to see this man,
"Were you missing me?" Lucian said as he chuckled softly,
"He was, and has always been missing you, Lucian,"
They turned and saw Rosaline staring at Lucian with sorrow in eyes. Little Logan didn't know why but he knew his parent don't seem happy together, he wondered why though.
"Logan, why don't you go to your room and wait for me, I want to discuss something with your mother," Lucian spoke and the little boy walked away,
Lucian was about to leave too,
"Why are you doing this to me?" Rosaline asked again with a soft tone, "I apologized for what happened back then, why can't you just forgive me and let it go, Lucian?"
"I really don't want to talk to you Rosaline, and it would be better if you don't talk to me in front of our son," he said,
"Don't you care about him too? He misses you everyday, he only wants to spend time with his father like any other child," Rosaline said,
"I care about Logan more alot and he knows that, so I don't have to explain myself to you,"
"After what I did for you then, Lucian, why can't you just forgive me this once,"
"Well you can't blackmail me with that, Rosaline. You saved me and I repaid you by marrying you, if it weren't for that even I wouldn't have thought of marrying you even for a second," Lucian spoke with a grin and walked away, leaving Rosaline heart broken once again
In Atlanta, it was Genevieve's birthday, so the palace was filled with the mer folks, and children, who ate and drank and danced happily,
In Genevieve room, Sabrina dressed her daughter beautifully, her silver tail sparkling and a beautiful dress on her with her crown,
"You look like a Queen, my love," Sabrina said smiling at her daughter who looked confused,
"Why not like a princess mother?" The little girl asked with a confused expression on,
"Silly, because you are already a princess.... The princess of Atlanta," Sabrina said to her,
"But the people don't like me as their princess, mother," Eve said with a sad expression on,
"Of course they do, they just don't know how to show you how much they love you.... But see, they are all out there waiting for you so that they will celebrate your birthday with you," Sabrina said and she immediately saw Genevieve's face lit up as she smiled sweetly,
"Really, mother?"
"Really, sweetheart," she responded, "Now let's hurry, they are waiting for you and we don't want to keep our guests waiting now, do we?"
"No mama," Genevieve smiled excitedly,