Chapter 255

After the Rain (23)

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Now wasn’t the time to be lying down with Tarkan like this.

Aristine pushed Tarkan’s shoulder away.

“Move. I need to get that sorted out somehow before people notice it.”

She didn’t know when this mess happened. She was so distracted yesterday that she didn’t even realize that the pillar had tilted.

No, how did that even make sense?

A military pillar, of all things, got bent because of some busyness at night.

Tarkan raised a brow and grabbed Aristine’s hand, which she was pushing him with, and gave it a soft kiss.

“Tarkan.”

Aristine called him disgruntledly.

She felt like her behind was on fire so how come this man was so relaxed?

Tarkan shrugged his shoulders and said, “That has always been like that.”

“Really?”

Aristine’s face brightened. But soon, her gaze turned doubtful.

“But it looks like the pillar is being supported by aura...”

“It was already weird when we set up the barracks, but I asked them to leave it since it could be tiring. Another pillar supported it. But I figured it could be dangerous to have a pillar hold double the weight, so I blocked it with aura.”

“So that’s how it is.”

Relief spread across Aristine’s face.

Right, no matter how fiercely he was moving, making the pillar tilt was absurd.

No human could do that.

Feeling Aristine relaxing and no longer trying to get up, Tarkan pulled her arm. Aristine ended up laying on top of Tarkan and facing him.

“Then let’s stay like this for a little longer.”

Even though he said that, Aristine still seemed a little concerned about outside.

“What time is it now? Once everyone gets up...”

“I bet they were drinking and having fun all night, so they probably won’t get up till late in the afternoon. After all, this is the first time that the warriors get to really unwind at night in the Demonic Beast Plain.”

It was just as he said.

No place was safe for humans in the Demonic Beast Plains.

That didn’t change even when they were set up at the barracks. In preparation for an attack that may come at any time, they had to be alert even while resting.

“I was speechless when you treated me like a pervert before.” Tarkan gently stroked Aristine’s naked waist, “But I can’t deny it now.”

He looked into Aristine’s eyes, and his lips curled.

His golden eyes gleamed darkly with deep desire.

Aristine immediately thought of last night and her face turned red.

“You, seriously!”

She pounded his chest and stamped her feet.

Tarkan, who was hugging Aristine’s body, just laughed as if he couldn’t feel anything.

Aristine saw the look on his face and sighed with exasperation.

But there was a small smile on her lips as well.

As a married woman, Aristine realized something last night. That she would rather her husband be a little perverted than tame.

She changed her expression and spoke in a serious tone, like she was giving instructions.

“Two is the final number. You can’t fall for anyone anymore.”

“Well, it’s up to me.”

“What?”

Seeing Aristine huff in anger, Tarkan burst into laughter.

“Even if I fall for someone again, it will still be you.”

Aristine gave a ‘tch’ and glared at him.

Seeing that, he couldn’t help but kiss her eyes.

Aristine smiled and lifted her head more to plant her lips on his.

Sunlight peeked through cracks of the barracks, illuminating the faces of the two kissing lovers.

Thankfully, only two of them were in the barrack tent.

If such words were said outside, the morale of the warriors might just drop from all the goosebumps.

“By the way, how did you get here?”

When Tarkan asked that, Aristine thought for a moment and before asking in return.

“In the past? Or yesterday?”

“Both.”

Aristine momentarily fell silent.

What was the best way to answer this?

The truth? Or a lie?

Soon, her mouth opened.