Chapter 17
Kylian laughed as he looked upon Arya’s face as she slept soundly unaware of the world. He waved his hand before her face, wondering if she was truly sleeping like this, but her closed eyes didn’t move. Her face, with her eyes closed and breathing evenly, was as beautiful as an angel’s. Bright red hair and eyelashes, and sapphire eyes that would show whenever she opened her eyes. Nothing in her displeased him.
“Such a defenseless princess.”
He climbed atop Arya’s body and locked her inside his outstretched arms. Already closer than before, he moved closer still without hesitation. His face was an inch away from hers.
“Princess Arya.”
Feeling her relaxed breathing, he felt a covetous urge to swallow those lips. He gently touched her mouth with one finger. It seemed he would fall for that remarkably strong sensation.
“Mh…”
“Nnng- princess…”
The princess’ lips moved gently, and she sucked on the finger that was touching them. Kylian, feeling the sensation, just stared and forgot to pull it out. His heart gave a hard thud as he saw a half of his finger being pushed through the gap between her wet, red lips.
“Princess Arya.”
When she didn’t wake up even when he called for her, he didn’t want to pull his finger out.
“Arya.”
As he touched her, the black spots on his wrists grew brighter and throbbed as if resonating with her. The more he touched her, the more he felt his power grow. Thus, far from taking his index finger out, he inserted the middle finger and tried to grab the sucking tongue with two fingers. At that, Arya smacked her lips like sucking candy.
An unbearable impatience grew wild inside Kylian.
“Arya Deloraine.”
He pulled her tongue out between her luscious lips, revealing his fingers glistening with saliva. Smirking, Kylian said,
“My Arya. My princess.”
Then, with his free hand, he lifted her arm and overlapped it with his. When the patterns touched, a bright light appeared and a strange bead-like shape formed. He moved the pattern back into Arya’s arm and looked down at her.
“You are very patient, Princess.”
With a satisfied smile on his face, he decided he had to continue with this life a little longer. Kylian placed an ear on her chest, listening to the sound of her heart beating.
Thump- thump- thump- He smiled unaware as he liked the faint but pleasant sound of the beating heart.
Kylian hadn’t been kidnapped. Furthermore, he had regained his memories. Therefore, Arya Deloraine, who was flustered and at a loss because she didn’t know what to do with him, was just too amusing. Because the Arya Deloraine right now was acting as if she was a completely different person from the rumors.
Kylian just needed a place to hide and avoid the venomous snake-like Melina Lechner after completing the engagement annulment papers. Fortunately, he witnessed Arya trying to kidnap Lionel, so he bribed her henchman and took his place. However, he truly didn’t remember when he was hit in the head the first time. Although he recalled when she was talking about his ex-fianceé.
So hateful. A snake-like person he wanted to kill immediately, but couldn’t. Melina Lechner.
Kylian had to infiltrate Deloraine’s mansion anyway. So, he thought it was fortunate that he was lucky enough to take the place of Lionel and become Arya’s guest, the real power in this mansion.
“I’ll make sure to send Kylian back!” She said, with a voice and an expression that seemed sincere. He thought she was rather entertaining, even though he came in for a job. It was also the first time he didn’t feel bothered by someone’s touch.
Moreover, he thought it was no coincidence that his family’s orb had been shared with her. It looked as if it was randomly absorbed in search of its owner.
“Arya.” He smiled again and looked at her, her lips still holding his fingers.
The two broken bead-like patterns on their wrists were originally one orb. That’s why it acted as if it wanted to be reunited again.
He didn’t know if she had strong self-control, or if she didn’t know any better, or was it that she –who was rumored to have slept with a lot of men– had become indifferent. Because a side effect of the broken orb would have appeared as physical desire. He wanted the orb to merge so he could control her, but she didn’t covet him.
That alone was truly remarkable.
Her soft lips felt good. This was obviously due to the broken orb. He felt the same way as Arya. Just touching her made him feel good, and he wanted to touch her even more. If he didn’t get it, he felt like dying. In fact, if you kept the pieces of a broken orb and stayed away from the other half for a long time, you would die.
He knew he couldn’t retrieve it immediately. It took strength to bring the orb back together. But when the two touched each other, it seemed that the orb was gradually growing.
Fortunately for him, this life was more enjoyable than he expected. Arya, being startled and opposing him at the same time, was an amusing sight to watch. He thought it wouldn’t be that bad to observe a little more.
He decided to keep the orb for a while longer.
Knock, knock– knock knock knock!! knock knock knock knock!!!
“Ah, stop!”
“Hurry up! His Highness is here!”
Arya was fed up with having to dress up early in the morning. The reason was that the Crown Prince, who seemed to have nothing else to do, had come and been waiting since dawn. He was obviously crazy.
Arya had to get up early because the maid who took care of her in Bell’s place had awakened her frantically. She made sure her Lady was up and tried to take her into her bathroom, but Arya hurriedly stood in front of the maid.
“Why don’t you let me go inside the bathroom? I need to clean it.”
‘This maid must be Bell’s friend. She doesn’t come around because I told her not to, but every time I see her, I’m bombarded by her nagging.’
“If I said no, then don’t.”
“Yes, Milady.”
Kylian was probably sleeping in the bathroom. He couldn’t sleep at all last night because of me.
Surprisingly, Arya’s body felt refreshed, perhaps thanks to sleeping with him. It was as if she had slept with a bamboo wife*.
[*A pillow made by weaving thin strips of bamboo, which a person holds or rests his/her head on to keep cool during summer night sleep]
In addition, it was very comfortable. He was the blackened villain who wouldn’t be interested in her. Nothing much would happen between the two of them. Because he was limited to being Melina’s madman.
“I’ll do your hair in half a ponytail.”
“You don’t have to make it pretty, I’m only meeting the crown prince anyway.”
“Because you’re meeting His Highness the Crown Prince I have to make you pretty!”
‘Could it be that she’s truly Bell’s friend? How can you say similar things and act like her?’
Arya sat at the dressing table to get her dress and hair done by the energetic maid.
Although Duke Deloraine said he would support Arya’s will, he was chatting downstairs with the Crown Prince, glad he had come. It might be a good thing from the duke’s point of view. His precious only daughter, who had been in love with him for a long time, was finally being noticed.
But no one could know what would happen when Lionel meets Melina. Thinking about it made Arya feel sorry.
For Duke Deloraine, and herself as well.
‘Let’s not do anything in vain, I’ll be leaving anyway.’
“It’s done, Miss.”
“Wow…”
Even though her hair was only tied cutely in a half-ponytail and a headdress was placed on top, Princess Arya’s face was fantastically beautiful. There were sapphires embedded in the headdress and the earrings, and the combination with her clear eyes was a work of art.
“Woah… so pretty.”
“Of course! Our Lady is the most beautiful in the empire!”
It was clear that Velosia had not uttered just empty words. The way I looked in the mirror was unfamiliarly beautiful. So beautiful that no amount of compliments would suffice.
“Shall we go down now?”
“Yes.”
When Arya got to the drawing room, Lionel approached her with something in his hands.
“Take it.”
It was a bouquet. The red roses were so big and gorgeous that they didn’t fit in her arms. The bouquet’s decoration seemed to be jewels, and she pondered for a moment. No matter how rich the imperial family was, this was quite luxurious.
“What is this?”
“What else? I have brought a marriage proposal, so I had to do this much.”
“I beg your pardon?”
She looked for the duke, who she thought would be nearby, but he was nowhere to be seen.
‘Did you know that this was bound to happen and left your seat in advance?’
If the Crown Prince had told the duke that she had kissed him, he might think that her declaration giving up Lionel wasn’t sincere.
“I said I brought a marriage proposal.”
“I still haven’t told you what I did wrong, so how can you propose to me?”
“I can listen to it later. This is more urgent.”
“Why is that?”
Arya was momentarily dazed by the bouquet and drowned in the strong scent of roses. Strangely, she didn’t hate it because the scent was pleasant.
“Are you asking because you don’t know?”
“Yes.”
“If we kissed, we should take responsibility for each other.”
“I beg your pardon? Your Highness, were you such a rigid-minded person? It was just a kiss!”
‘I’m sure Melina and Lionel kissed a bunch of times before marrying, right? Why is the original story so twisted from the beginning, and why is the crown prince doing this to me just for kissing?’
“Just a kiss? It was our first.”
‘Princess Arya was the first? That’s so cute, but your first kiss was with someone whose throat you’ll slice open!!’ Arya let out a silent scream.
“Just forget it! I mean, I tried to kidnap you!”
“I forgive you for that.”
“Don’t forgive me, please punish me. I don’t think engagement is the way.”
Arya broke into a cold sweat. She felt like chopping her ears off then plucking her eyes out and cutting her nose off.
“It’s already late. The duke has decided to accept the proposal I gave him.”
Oh, for god’s sake…
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