CH 9.5

After a brief glance at her white stockings and garter belt, Lucas slipped his hand away. One hand grabbed her incoming ankle and lifted her up and over the couch.

“Kyaah!”

The bonnet rolled over her head as she struggled in surprise and fell to the floor.

“Shh… Don’t be surprised.”

Lucas said, leaning down to brush his lips lazily against hers.

He slid her slender legs over his arms and gripped the back of the couch tightly.

Growing closer and closer, they exchanged breaths and looked at each other. Lucas smirked as he showered her with bird-pecking kisses.

“Why are you shaking so much. It’s not like I’d eat you.”

Lila couldn’t help but squirm at his lowering tone, not because she want to, but because of the indescribable sensation.

“…I don’t know, it feels weird.”

“Me too.”

Lucas replied, nipping her bottom lip lightly and then pulling away.

He slid his hand down and tugged at her pelvis. Pressed even closer together, Lila’s hands wandered and rested gently on his shoulders.

Long fingers moved beneath her. Lucas let out a heated breath as her garment disappeared beneath the couch.

Even as their lips met, he worked diligently, his mint green eyes taking in the stark white of her naked body.

The flesh beneath his palm was so soft that his mouth began to salivate.

Her heart was beating wildly, urging him on. He didn’t put it off any longer. Lucas picked her up, listening to what his heart was telling him.

Stunned, Lila gasped in surprise and hugged him tightly around the nape of his neck.

Seeing the questioning look on her face, Lucas answered.

“It’s our first night, and I don’t think we should be doing it on the couch.”

As she blushed, Lucas stepped away.

“I’m giving you my first time, shouldn’t you be happy for me?”

Lila, who had been clinging to him and burying her head in her hands, jerked her head up in surprise.

“…First time?”

“Yeah, don’t worry about that.”

Lucas replied as he quickly reached the bedroom and set her down on the bed. He grinned meaningfully as he climbed on top of her.

“Male nobles are educated when the time comes, I’m sure you’re well aware of that. And I’m more than happy to please my lady.”

Lucas smirked as he grabbed her ankles and spread them apart. He kissed the protruding ankle bone, then licked it with his tongue.

The scent of her skin was enough to send him over the edge. In fact, he wasn’t sure what state of mind he’d come to in the bedroom.

Her scent, growing stronger and stronger, stole his mind. He groped for the contours of her body as he sucked on her skin, panting.

He gripped her body tightly as the pleasure surged through him, even as he tried to control himself. Rippling marks filled her pure white nakedness.

With each hot touch, Lila thought she was absorbing his scent into her body. As she breathed in his scent with her whole body, she felt a sudden surge of heat.

“Mmm…”

Lila’s legs shivered as his lips touched her sensitive spot. In a daze, she reached out and grabbed a handful of his hair.

The soft locks swayed in her grasp, and he gripped her slender waist hard at the sound of her breathy, sweet voice, wanting her so fiercely he couldn’t hide it.

Unable to keep his lips from her rich scent, Lucas pushed himself up to meet her.

He began to nibble at the nape of her neck as if he were going to bite. He groped her pure white body as if to stain it with his marks.

Hot lips hovered from the nape of her neck to her collarbone, then unexpectedly bit her apex. He sucked like he was drinking sweet juice.

“Aah, Duke…”

The sound of her pleading voice sent goosebumps all over Lucas’s body. His body trembled with excitement, and he didn’t listen to her.

He had spoken so confidently of his education, but his mind had gone white and he could only think of nothing.

Everything he’d learned about how to reassure his wife, the order in which to proceed on their first night, had flown out the window.

He could only rely on his instincts, reveling in her body and scent.

Slowly, he lifted his head, a long string of saliva breaking at the corner of his mouth. Slowly lifting his eyes from the lustful strokes of her white thighs, Lucas spoke.

“Lila.”

The moment her name left his lips, it felt as if it had become a scent and disappeared.

He felt bad about that, so he said it out loud again.

“Lila.”

“…”

The moment he called her by name, Lila felt an indescribable sensation.

She knew she lived in a novel, and she lived like a loner, facing characters from a novel…

To be called by name by a character she didn’t recognize was more emotional than she expected.

Lucas said, meeting her tear-streaked cobalt eyes.

“Thank you.”

Gazing mesmerizingly into the round, mint-colored eyes, Lila let out a sharp snort of frustration.

“Ugh!”

“Haah…”

The two, now one flesh, tangled together in agony. They clung and craved each other as if they were one.

Like their bodies, their scents melded into one. His scent was her scent, and her scent was his scent.

Exhaling hot breaths, they sought each other’s lips. Or it didn’t have to be lips.

Lucas kept the tip of his lips up in a surge of pleasure, the pleasure of finding a part of himself that had been missing.

They tangled from head to toe, exploring each other, inhaling and exhaling each other’s scents.

Mint-colored eyes glowed with deep satisfaction at having conquered her depths.

He found the tiny hand that held the bedding and clasped it tightly. Tightening his grip, he moved roughly.

He licked his lips for a long moment, watching Lila squirm beneath him. Unlike her, who wanted it to be short, his night was just beginning.

Bright morning light flooded into the room, illuminating the bed. The two naked, intertwined figures turned their heads, squinting in the sunlight.

Lila burrowed into Lucas’s arms and sought the darkness, her stirring woke him from his slumber, and he slowly lifted his eyelids.

Having woken up before sunrise, he stared blankly at the unfamiliarity for a moment.

Then his hand naturally groped for hers. The flesh that clung to his palm never tired of being touched.

In fact, it felt like he could touch it all day long.

“Mmm…”

Lucas smiled softly as she stirred in her sleep, avoiding his touch.

He licked his lips, thinking back to yesterday. It had been such a dizzying pleasure that he felt his hair stand on end just thinking about it.

Looking for a magic tool that tells the time, Lucas got up. The motion pulled the blanket down, exposing her body.

Lucas smiled with satisfaction as he saw what looked like red paint spilled on a white sheet of paper.

The upturned corners of his mouth spoke volumes about his feelings.

Rising quietly so as not to wake her, he carefully wrapped her in the quilt and drew the canopy over the bed.

His elongated body was on full display. His defined abs and toned thighs swayed with every movement he made.

Once he’d drawn the bedroom curtains, he slipped out of the room. He gathered up the clothes he’d left behind and strode out of the room, reaching the third floor just as Michael called out.

“Uncle?”

“Good morning, Michael.”

He smiled pleasantly as he smelled the crisp morning air. Michael frowned at the sight of his uncle.

“You’re smiling? Did you finish talking about the contract with Lila?”

Worried that Lila would leave him, Michael couldn’t fall asleep easily, so he slept separately last night without visiting her.

If he’d stayed with her, he’d probably have cried himself to sleep begging her not to leave. He would have to admit that he sneak a peek at the contract.

Seeing the look on his nephew’s face, Lucas smirked and ruffled the child’s hair.

“My wife is tired. So come back later for lunch.”

“Why? Is she sick? She haven’t been sleeping well lately… I knew it.”

Lucas grabbed Michael by the collar and lifted him up, hastening his pace despite his protests.

It sounded light, and he gave Michael a look of disbelief.

“What are you doing?”

“Stop worrying about nothing, and bring me the contract.”

“Why?”

“To destroy it.”

Michael’s eyes widened at Lucas’s words.

“Lila’s not leaving?”

Putting Michael, who asked with a trembling voice, down on the floor, Lucas replied in a firm tone.

“I’m not letting her leave.”

Hearing his words, Michael thought for a moment before asking.

“Are you sure? There’s no way you’re letting her go.”

“Don’t worry, just bring me the contract.”

His hand ruffled the child’s hair again, and Michael grimaced.

“Okay. You have to keep your word!”

Michael said, meeting his eyes. Then he turned and walked away.

Lucas muttered as he headed for his room.

“I’m more eager than you are. When did the little guy get so big…”

Thinking of Michael, younger than he was now, cowering at the sight of her, Lucas drew a soft line around his mouth.

He smiled, pleasantly surprised by the scent of her still lingering on his body