1 0.5 | Prologue: His latest catch

Countess Ceria moaned and blinked her eyes. She patted the space besides her and realized that he was gone. She sat up tiredly and smirked as soon as she saw the muscled back of the Duke of Valiquette.

Lucas Valiquette let the puff of smoke come out of his mouth, staring at the night sky. Another night he had spent with another woman.

"I'll ready the coachman to bring you back" Lucas said, his voice void of any emotion as he continue to look at the shimmering view of stars.

The woman made a sound that made him scrunch his nose.

"Why don't we play a bit more, your Grace?" Countess Ceria said seductively, now exposing her naked body on top of the bed.

It was strange for a titled womanizer to not let his mistresses touch his bed but Lucas Valiquette was no other man.

Lucas looked behind him and saw his latest catch still sprawled on the bed. The countess must've thought that her face is still as fresh as he had seen her first but looking at her disheveled red hair and puffy swollen eyes, he thought differently. He looks at her grey steel eyes before looking away. The countess frowned.

"You can catch up some sleep but don't let your face get seen by me in the morning"

And with that, Lucas walked out of the room without a single glance at the young Countess.