Valencia straightened her arm behind her, staring at Vrastos. Vrastos’s eyes became clearer.
Purple with brown pupils.
“Why is my vessel staring at me?” it questioned loudly.
Valencia gulped, sitting obediently with her arms tucked between her legs.
“Were you… once a human?”
THUD.
The surrounding terrain flicked white in an instant as Vrastos’s eyes widened, yet the terrain returned to purple stars in the night sky.
“Human?”
“You… have a face!” Valencia replied. She stood and walked to it without fear.
Vrastos took a step back, reaching a hand between them.
“I’m no human! Idiot!” Vrastos yelled. Valencia paused. “How can I ever be a human?”
“Then… you’re also a God?” she asked, dumbfounded.
Vrastos groaned, frowning.
“I take back my words. You don’t have a sharp mind—”
“Hey!” Valencia argued. She took a step forward—
Vrastos smiled at her, waving.
“See you next time, vessel.”
Valencia fell into a never-ending dark hole. She swung her arms around, trying to find something to grab. She closed her eyes as she realized that she couldn’t.
“STOP!” she yelled.
A faint purple orb surrounded her as she floated in the air. She gasped as she slowly opened her eyes and looked around. Her lips curved into a smile.
“I… I managed to—”
“Where’s she?!” Kael’s voice pierced through her ears from afar.
She choked her words as the purple orb popped, and she fell to the ground. She groaned, standing. She observed her surroundings. The forest near the dukedom.
“Where am I?” she mumbled.
“Search for her now!” Kael ordered.
All of the maidservants and servants scattered throughout the dukedom, searching for Valencia.
Valencia looked into the sky and saw the mansion’s tower.
“I’ll just head over there…”
She walked through the endless trees in the forest before she reached the tower. Kael exhaustedly ran through the corridors—
“Young Duke! She’s… outside!” Jayce screamed, pointing at the window.
Kael gulped in relief, then he hurried down the steps and slammed the door open. Valencia looked at him and smiled awkwardly.
“Hi… Hmm… Lord Kael. I took a night walk—”
He hugged her tightly, panting beside her ear. She held her breath.
“Why didn’t you tell anyone? Or bring anyone?” he asked, steadying his breath.
She swallowed, and she covered her head beneath his chest. Her hands raised behind his back, holding onto him.
“I’m sorry… I didn’t think I would go that far…”
After that, Kael carried her inside without a word, placing her into the bathtub to clean her dirty feet. She watched him, aching as he moved. Guilt churned her stomach as she couldn’t think or express any words of comfort to him. They heard a soft knock from the bathroom door.
“Young Duke…” William called from behind.
“Placed the new set of night clothes on the bed…” Kael responded.
“Yes…”
Then the door closed before the bathroom door. Kael grabbed a towel and pulled her feet out of the water.
“I can do it myself—”
“Why did you walk out without shoes?” he questioned.
Valencia clenched her fists.
“I… I got carried away—”
“Not taken?” he wondered. They locked eyes before her gaze turned away. “I feel like you don’t trust me enough… that… you keep avoiding my eyes.”
He grabbed her chin and pulled her to look at him. She bit her lower lip and slowly released her fists.
“The more you know about me… the less you’ll want to be near me—”
He leaned in, closing their lips together. Her eyes widened, staring at his closed eyes. Then he pulled away.
“You’re sweating like you needed some guidance.”
She flushed and pushed him away. She wiped her feet clean, stomping through the door. She grabbed the new clothes—
Kael grabbed her hand and pulled her.
“I’m fine.”
“I’m not…” he whispered. Then he pressed his nose to her neck. His warmth lingered on her skin.
She placed her hand on his chest and pushed him a little, gazing at his puppy-defeated eyes. He’s like a Golden Retriever who lost its toy. She smiled and stretched her feet to kiss him.
His eyes widened from her sudden action, but soon, he surrendered to his desire and pulled her to the bed, while locking their lips. He then grabbed her shirt’s string and raised his hand to untie it. He moved his head to the other side, licking her lips as she let out a soft moan.
She leaned her head back as he lowered his mouth, trailing her neck to her chest.
“Wait… hah,” she panted.
Kael stared at her like prey as his chin landed on her belly. He bit the hem of her shirt, rising to reveal her skin. She quickly grabbed his sleeve, clutching tightly.
“What’s wrong?” he whispered as he moved closer to her face.
“I don’t know anything about this yet… I haven’t experienced this,” she replied, her mind spiraling as she closed her eyes. He chuckled and released her shirt. Then he kissed her cheek before licking her ear. “Ngah…”
“I haven’t either… but for some reason, I really want you… My body is heating up for you right now.”
His words made her skin tingle. She gasped silently and gently grabbed his hair.
“Will it hurt?” she wondered.
He looked at her, pausing. He pondered…
“I heard that it sometimes does,” he answered.
“But—”
“But I heard that it also feels good after… So I am not too sure.”
She stared at his face, which looked very concerned. She giggled, snapping him back to looking at her.
“I mean, you’re not planning to hurt me… are you?” she asked.
He smiled endearingly and kissed her. His hand slid down between her legs.
“I was informed… that warming up like this could help.”
She furrowed her brows. Warming up? Are we exercising—?
He inserted one. She arched her back in an instant.
“Wait… what’s that—?”
He thrust one rhythm before glancing at her.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
She bit down on her lower lip as her eyes shut tightly.
“What was that…? It felt… weird.”
“You mean this?” he asked, another thrust.
“Nhah…”
Her soft voice echoed inside Kael’s head. Her sounds… are cute. Then he continued, listening to her voice as he entered another finger.
She peeked her eyes as her mouth couldn’t close from feeling his fingers sliding in and out. He gazed at her eyes before smiling and locking their lips intensely. The heat ran through their bodies as their auras clashed smoothly.
She slid her hand between the folds of his robe—not knowing exactly what she was doing, only that she wanted to close whatever distance remained between them.
She felt him still completely.
Then his forehead dropped to hers, breath unsteady, and she realized she'd done something to him that all his teasing had never done to her—made him lose his composure entirely.
"You can take that back," he said quietly. "If you want."
She didn't move her hand.
He exhaled slowly, and whatever careful distance he'd been keeping dissolved. He stood and gushed her inside like an animal in heat.
“Wait… too fast… Ahh,” she gasped.
He moved toward her waist, removing her clothes with his other hand. Then he lifted her lower body and licked between her legs.
She flinched, throwing her hand to his head.
“Lord Kael—”
He gazed at her hungrily, continuing to stimulate her. It was too much for her to handle—she clutched onto the blanket tightly and screamed her moans. Just as her walls tighten around his fingers, Kael removed his finger, but left his mouth before her gush of liquid splattered into his face.
She panted afterward, looking down at him. He stood with her warmth dripping. He smiled and undressed himself.
“I never thought you would taste this good…”
Then he revealed his lower half. His shaft.
“What… is that?!”
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