[Dad:- Are you okay with this marriage?
[Me:- You chose Crown Prince as my future husband, so you must have decided this for my own good.
[Dad:- My little daughter really grown up, good.
[Me:- Dad, I feel like I've had too much to drink. I'm taking my leave.
[Dad:- Okay.
As I turned to leave, someone caught my hand and pulled me into a nearby room. I spun around, surprised, and found myself face-to-face with Crown Prince Bai Long. His eyes sparkled with mischief, and his grip on my hand was firm.
"Leave me, what are you doing?" I demanded, trying to free my hand.
"Nothing, I just want to play a game," he said, his voice low and husky.
I raised an eyebrow, intrigued despite myself. "What kind of game?"
He smiled, his eyes crinkling at the corners. "A game of truth and wine. Are you in?"
We sat down, and he explained the rules. "Basically, both of us have one bottle of wine. We'll ask questions one by one. If anyone doesn't want to answer, they have to take a sip. Whoever's bottle gets emptied first will have to do one thing, whatever the winner says."
I agreed to play, and we began asking each other questions. As the game neared its end, it was my turn to ask: "So, now tell me, when we met for the first time, whatever you did, why did you do it? But even if I was not there or someone else was there, you would have done the same thing. I did not know that our marriage was finalized, but it can't be that you also did not know. And if you knew, then how could you do this with another girl..."
Bai Long's expression changed, his eyes narrowing slightly as he considered the question. "You want to know why I did what I did?" he asked, his voice low and husky.
He took a slow sip of his wine, his eyes never leaving mine. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't know who you were," he admitted, his words sending a shiver down my spine. "But that doesn't change the fact that I couldn't resist you. And as for whether I would have done the same thing with someone else... I don't think so."
He leaned in closer, his voice taking on a conspiratorial tone. "You see, there's something about you that draws me in. I couldn't help myself."
The air between us seemed to thicken, heavy with tension. I felt like I was drowning in his eyes, unable to look away.
"Stop," he said, "Let me tell you the whole thing. Someone was chasing me, and I couldn't show my fighting skills in front of them, so I had to run away. I came to you to save me, knowing you're the princess."
I glared at him, my hands on my hips. "So, what explanation would you give for whatever you tried to do with me?" His smirk faltered for a moment before he replied, "I was drugged by them."
I raised an eyebrow, intrigued despite myself. "Oh, I get it," I said, my voice laced with sarcasm. Bai Long's eyes crinkled at the corners as he smiled. "Hey, princess, by the way, your bottle is empty now, so I give you a dare.