Chapter 19

Growing Feelings (11)

Lyria was a great friend, but she never got the same look from her. Rowena somehow felt like crying.

She didn’t think she should be captivated like this. This person was a prince with the worst reputation, but her heart was moving freely.

Cecil’s blue eyes were checking out her figure.

It was like a blue night sea in the moonlight, and he thought Rowena was lovely.

I can’t…

* * *

Suddenly, the people who left the dressing room were stuck to the window and peeking at the situation inside. It was as if the crown prince was sticking close to Rowena and confessing his love.

“Oh, my God….”

He was a well-known crown prince with a cool head. He was not a despicable villain who taunted anyone, but everyone was afraid of him because he was often angry, cynical, and had no qualms about throwing people out.

Those who served him said otherwise, but there were times when most nobles could not breathe much in front of him.

But now, he looked like a gentle lamb.

It was unfortunate that the crown prince had his back turned to the window, so he could not know what expression he was making. However, it seemed submissive to have that beast-like body bury her face in his palm, or pretend to be obedient.

He couldn’t turn his gaze away, no matter how Rowena reacted. The crown prince suddenly hugged her as if he was not willing to let others see her, then he looked back at the window with scary eyes.

That alone knocked out the people by the window. He wanted her hair to stick to his neck for a while as he hugged her.

* * *

The crown prince, who was glancing around the window, suddenly hugged her again and Rowena’s heart jumped once more. However, it was not a tight hug and her red cheeks couldn’t be seen.

“Stay still… They’re still peeping.”

We should stay still because they’re peeping?! Shouldn’t it be the other way around?

But Rowena’s body lay still in his arms as Cecil whispered.

His chest was wide enough to cover Rowena. When she buried her face in his solid chest, she felt dizzy and feverish.

“…”

She could feel Cecil’s breath up close, even his body scent. She felt strange.

I’ve done this before…

At that time, her lips covered his before she could care about it. So far from thinking, she was floundering in chaos. It was Cecil’s deep kiss that kept the chaos going.

As the memory of Cecil’s kiss continued, Rowena blushed from her earlobes to her neck. She wanted to fall out of Cecil’s arms right away because she was embarrassed, but she couldn’t think of whether she could do it or how much longer she had to stay like this.

What am I doing?…

After considering it step by step, she thought it was more reasonable to do this with Cecil.

“Rowena.”

When she raised her head to the sound of a call, she could see Cecil’s face. However, in this case, they were close enough to feel each other’s breath. She almost screamed.

Cecil smiled satisfactorily at Rowena with a blank look on her face, then kissed her lips lightly.

For some reason, Rowena was angrier than the last time she was given a deep kiss.

* * *

On his way to the next dressing room, the crown prince was accompanied by Rowena who had left the others alone and climbed into his carriage for other reasons.

She should have taken one of the maids along with her, perhaps Pina, but she didn’t want to be questioned.

“I don’t know why you’re angry. You didn’t put your tongue in this time.”

Rowena’s face burned at Cecil’s natural words. It was something she didn’t know either, why her heart leaped up at the slight bump on her lips.

“You can’t get angry.”

Seeing the crown prince come to the dressing room, Rowena remembered what she wanted to ask him but she didn’t want others to know.

Although she had a tearful face, Cecil looked at Rowena with a strange expression on his face as she tried to calm her breathing and clear her mind.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“It’s… I want you to escort me on the day of my engagement.”

Cecil’s expression looking at Rowena became serious.

“Did something happen?”

“I can’t tell you because I’m only predicting at the moment. Can you do that for me?”

He was asking for it without any basis. Cecil smirked at Rowena’s cautious gaze.

“I thought you had a different mind to get into the carriage without a maid. Well, do you want an escort to show off? Or…”

“I’d like to make sure that I’m safe.”

“Yes, I will do as you wish.”

It wasn’t difficult at all. In addition, when it came to safety, no amount of prudence was enough.

Rowena seemed relieved when Cecil unexpectedly agreed to it easily.

“Thank you, Your Grace.”