aven didnât even have to worry about nonsense words.
âthere canât be such a wayâ¦â he shook his head.
âare you sure you donât?â louis, who cut off avenâs words, tilted his head at an angle and added, âstrangely fast achievement, a healing power in your blood, andâ¦â
the last word that louis spoke was something aven had never told anyone else before.
âthe power of domination that is exerted unconsciously.â
aven guessed from what happened during the banquet that the special ability to restrict otherâs actions was the main power of the imperial viseltium, but that didnât change anything. because heâ¦
âi think youâve become too delusional. why donât you go home and rest now?â
aven was not only found in front of a beastâs nest, but he was also unique with his red eyes and ability to hear their voices.
even if he was related to viseltium, how could one undo the contamination in his blood? he didnât know how louis got hold of the information about him, but it was useless.
aven walked past louis as he walked past him. he thought he was careful enough to sound polite.
but before he could climb the stairs, louisâ voice grabbed his attention.
âi wonder if seira knowsâ¦â
louisâ words fell like lightning on a stormy night, and aven turned halfway to stare at him.
âthat her loyal vassal had unilaterally imprinted on her without her consent.â
ââ¦â
avenâs expressionless face finally cracked.
âoh, dear⦠it mustâve been real then,â louis gushed, âi thought it couldâve been something like that, but i was only guessing.â
âwhy are you doing this to me?â
avenâs eyes, which remained cold for the entire time they spoke, slowly darkened with sharp hostility. now that the skeletons in his closet were revealed, there was nothing more to hide. the heavy sense of pressure weighed down on louisâ shoulders.
with a click of his tongue, louis raised both hands and said, âyou donât have to be too suspicious. iâm not trying to harm askan.â
âare you seriously trying to convince me you mean that?â
âif you donât believe me, then what can you do? just guard her door while seira is busy running around trying to save askan?â
avenâs tightly pressed lips twisted.
louis took a few steps back as he noticed a foggy red glow in his black eyes. his intention was to calm down a beast that had already borne its teeth at his prey. he had to admit that he provoked him a bit too much.
louis franto didnât know. if aven helford decided to go all out, heâd risk his life, too.
âit doesnât matter if you pretend to be oblivious. just because you donât make a move doesnât mean the plan would be ruined.â
he didnât mean to drag aven so hastily from the beginning. however, âheâ, who had been dead for years, suddenly moved and forced louis to hurry.
âwhat else would he do for the son he loves so much to the point he lost his mind?â
it was best to advance the plan than to increase the number of variables.
âwhat iâm trying to tell you isâ¦â
the smile on louisâ face faded, and the mask was thrown off to reveal a cold and dry expression.
âwe are brothers. even if itâs only half.â
a man who thought his wifeâs nickname, âmelâ, was his name. that was all he remembered. the twin brother of the late emperor laud, and the man who was supposed to be the owner of the empire.
âbern clemens viseltium.â
that was the identity of the man who kidnapped seira.
âthat is the name of our father.â
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it was slippery everywhere she touched, making it difficult to support herself.
âhow much balm? itâs large.â
âwell⦠about half a bottle?â
seira let out a heavy sigh as she leaned against the bathtub rail.
âjust a few drops, uh⦠itâs meant to be used anywayâ¦â
âis it like that?â
âitâs definitely slippery,â baron said as he caressed her neck, âi like it better.â
he rubbed her nipples with his thumb and index finger as he casually cupped her breasts which couldnât fit in one hand.
there was no way she didnât notice that something outrageously thick and long was rubbing against her hip bone. he was so excited.
normally, she wouldnât have let him do his way, but now with the heat cycle where just by their skins touching turned her on. the rubbing was pleasant, so she didnât feel like pushing it away.
even his playful act of pulling at her nipples blew her mind. if he reached belowâ¦
âahnâ¦!â
the fingers that came inside her and shoved as if searching for treasure came out as soon as it entered. was he teasing her?
âwhy is it so cramped here?â
with a sigh and grumble, baron pushed his two fingers in at once.
âuhâ¦â
like a reflex, her entrance immediately tightened.
rubbing her breasts, poking underneath, licking and biting her earlobes and neck⦠it all felt too good.
âyesâ¦â