"Alucard." Lesley called on one of the royal guards, "Please guard thoroughly the window of the Fourth Prince's room. He might sneaked out again."

Alucard did a salute at her, "Yes Dame Lesley."

Lesley just nodded at Alucard, dismissing him.

She made her way towards the room of the Fourth Prince, making sure he won't able to sneak out his room.

When she reached the Prince's room, she leaned on the wall beside the door while she held her rifle tightly.

She was just a royal guard before the King appointed her to be the Prince's Dame, female equivalent of the knight. But she was not using a sword, she used her rifle, her father’s heirloom.

Her father was one of the royal guards and one of those who were assassinated ehen intruders broke into the palace, planning to assassinate the whole Royal Family. The intruders got their well deserved punishment: death penalty.

It might be harsh, but they threatened the Royal Family, which was a great sin.

Lesley became a royal guard, few months after her father's funeral to continue his duties. She volunteered though, because her father did not trained her for nothing.

Lesley quickly stood straight and knocked on the door of Prince's room because she heard a thud sound, like something fell.

"Your Highness? Is everything alright?" She asked after she knocked.

She waited for a few seconds, but the Prince didn't respond.

She knocked once again, "Your Highness?"

Still, there was no response.

Lesley gritted her teeth. He sneaked out again? But how come Alucard isn't signalling me? Did he skip on his duties?

Lesley's blood boiled more with the thought.

Lesley knew in herself that the Prince wasn't in his room anymore but she still knocked, "Your Highness, I'm going to enter your room now."

Lesley slowly opened the door, the room was so dark. Her hands searched for the switch but then someone pulled her and closed the door as a hand covered her mouth.

Lesley was shocked. An intruder? She tried to reach for her grenade but the intruder held her hand, stopping her.

She felt a hot breath fanned on her ear, "Relax my lady. It's me."

Lesley's eyes widened, and with that she pushed the person who was trapping her.

She quickly reached for the switch to turn on the lights.

"What do you think you're doing, Your Highness?" Lesley asked as she breathed heavily.

Gusion chuckled, "That scared you? That's new."

Lesley squinted her eyes, "No, but what you did is inappropriate. I thought someone intruded here because I heard a loud thud. It turns out you're just pranking me."

Lesley was shocked because Gusion was already in front of her in a blink of an eye. She didn't have enough time to react hen his hands went around her waist.

"You look sexier when you're mad." Gusion whispered to her in a husky voice.

Lesley felt the chill ran down to her body but she made herself calm.

"Prince Gusion, I believe you're invading my personal space. Please let me go or I'll throw my grenade to your face."

Gusion laughed, but she felt he was hesitating to let her go.

"And I didn't know you can do teleportation. So guarding your room is useless huh." Lesley added.

"That's why you should be inside my room to guard me. We can do many things in here, my lady." Gusion winked at her.

Lesley was already used to Prince Gusion with flirting her. And not to mention that he was a pervert.

There were times–yes– times, that the Prince would appear in her room when she was changing clothes or when she woke up in the middle of night, the Prince was on her bed, sleeping peacefully while hugging her.

But Lesley knew better, the Prince was just making fun of her, after all, he was betrothed to someone else.

She felt a sharp pain on her chest with that thought.

Lesley cleared her throat, trying to erase the pain she was feeling, "Please don't try to sneak out. His Majesty will surely scold me. I'll take my leave now."

Gusion tried to stop her but she used her camouflage to escape freely, while wiping her tears from her eyes.

Stupid Lesley, forget your feelings for the Prince will you? It is very impossible for him to love you.

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"Dame Lesley, Lady Angela has arrived."

Lesley looked at Alpha, shocked. "She's here?"

"Why wouldn't I be here? I'm Prince Gusion's fiancee after all."

Lesley looked at who spoke, it was Angela, who was standing with one of her eyebrows' raised.

Lesley curtsy at her, "Welcome to Paxley Palace, Lady Angela. His Highness is currently on a meeting with His Majesty. I shall escort you to the waiting room."

Angela walked passed at her, ignoring her politeness but she still followed her to escort her to the waiting room.

Lesley gripped on her rifle. I really wanna hit you now if you are not a noble lady, you glitch.

Angela was a two-face girl. She was so sweet and kind when Gusion was around and a total opposite when he was not.

They arrived at the waiting room. Lesley was about to get out but Angela called her.

"Yes Lady Angela?"

Ugh, I want to vomit. Lesley thought.

"Stay away from my fiancé, Prince Gusion."

Lesley smirked, "I can't do that Lady Angela. I am Prince Gusion's bodyguard and His Majesty was the one who assigned me. Maybe you should asked him."

"I said, stay away from him! Can't you understand that?" Angela said angrily.

"I perfectly understand that but only His Majesty and His Highness can remove me from my position. Now, I have a duty Lady Angela, please excuse me." Lesley did a curtsy at her.

And she bumped into someone when she was about to exit the waiting room.

It was Gusion, together with the king!

Lesley immediately bowed at the two to pay respect. "I'm sorry Your Highness. I was just about to take my leave now."

She took one step but Gusion stopped her. "No, stay here my lady."

Lesley's eyes widened, as well as Angela's, but she saw that the King smiled!

Gusion looked at Angela, "Greetings Lady Angela. I'm sorry that you bother all the way here to the palace but our engagement is off."

Lesley was shocked at the Prince's straight forward remarks.

"B-But why? We planned this a long time ago!" Angela said while crying.

"I'm sorry Lady Angela. But we just let you borrowed our name so your family can rise again. We just helped you. I want my son to marry the one he truly loves." The King said apologetically.

"D-don't you love me?" Angela asked between her sobs.

"No." Gusion answered her in a straight-forward manner. "The one I'm holding is the one I love. My one and only dame, my lady."

Lesley didn't know she could get even more shocked but she was frozen with the revelation!

Prince Gusion loves me? How come?

Angela's eyes were filled with fury while looking at Lesley, "You stole Prince Gusion from me!"

She was about to defend herself but the Prince hugged her tightly. "No, she didn't. She didn't steal me from you in the first place because I'm already hers."

I just felt my heart stopped beating. Lesley thought as she gasped, looking at the prince.

Gusion looked at her and smiled.

"Lady Angela, I will send someone to take you back to your home. Have a safe trip." King smiled slightly at Angela, as some royal guards guided her outside the palace.

"And I believe you two shall have some time alone?" The King asked the two of them.

"Yes Father. Thank you." Gusion answered.

The King smiled, "Good luck my son in wooing your princess." And then he looked at Lesley, "Give my son a hard time, Dame Lesley." And the King went out of the waiting room.

Lesley was just shocked at all scenarios. She didn't understand what was going on anymore.

All she knew was that Prince Gusion was betrothed to Lady Angela and the next second it was called off?

Gusion held Lesley's hand, trying to get her attention, "My lady–"

"What's the meaning of this Your Highness? Aren't you done you playing with me?" Lesley cut the prince.

Gusion was confused, "What? Playing with you? When did I do that?"

Lesley rolled her eyes. "Your Highness, it is very impossible for you to fall in love with me." She said in a as-a-matter-of-fact tone.

"Who told you that?" Gusion asked her with furrowed eyebrows. "Tell me and I'll kill him this instant."

Lesley bit her lips nervously, "So you're going to kill me?"

Gusion was stunned, and then he laughed loudly. "No! Of course not! How can I? I am madly in love with you, how can I do that?"

Lesley was shocked, unable to speak.

"Is it really unbelievable, my lady? I personally asked my father to make you my dame, I sneaked out to your room every night just to hug you while you sleep. I want to see you every minute to keep my mind sane, you know." He held her hand, "Your father was very close to me before the attempted assassination happened. I got to know you because of his stories. I often sneaked out of the palace just to see you, before you became a royal guard."

Lesley didn't know what to say, she was still digesting what Gusion had told her.

It was a big revelation.

The Prince loves her! A mundane, just a dame, and not even from a royal family!

"But I'm not a royalty." Lesley said.

Gusion smiled and cupped her face, "I don't care. My father even approves you. You're the only one who can put me under control, my lady."

Lesley chuckled, "So I put myself to trouble for nothing? I was the one who got the scolding because you always sneak out from your room!"

Gusion scratched the back of his head. "I'm sorry my Dame. Let me make it up to you."

Before Lesley could even speak, she felt Gusion's lips on hers.

"I love you, my lady." Gusion said after the kiss.

Lesley smiled, "I love you, my pervert Prince."

The Prince smiled, and claimed her lips once again.

"Just don't do it inside the waiting room. And you have to get married first okay?"

They pulled out from their kiss when they heard that voice coming from outside of the waiting room

It was the King's voice.

The couple looked at each other and then laughed.

"Well, I guess I'll just sneak out to your room every night." Gusion hugged Lesley tightly, "Can't wait to claim all of you."

Lesley blushed so hard and hit him on his arm. "Pervert."

Gusion laughed, "Only to you, my lady."

He carried her in bridal style, teleporting to dame's room in her house.

And no, they didn't do it... yet. They just cuddle on the bed. And the royal guards were in panic because they were nowhere to be seen.