Chapter 133: Kiss

"Let me," June asked softly, "the least I can do is to td to his wounds."

Without his const, she couldn't strip him of the legdary items. But she was the only person he trusted, and Ward was a mess.

While not tirely her fault, June took it as a personal failure that she was unable to see through a mtal manipulation in her hindsight to punish Ward. He let her take care of him.

Ward watched slowly as June tded his wounds. She seemed naturally deft in it, ev though healing wasn't her calling. With a steady and soft hand, she rubbed a dark gre sap into his back after feeding him a potion.

The dark power he devoured still raged inside his body. His core seemingly takes care of it on its own, but Ward would need further work on making the malevolt power his own.

For now, all his focus was on June's picturesque face as she worked on him. None of them had uttered a word yet, but Ward could she was taking it as a failure from her d after being unable to stop a mtal manipulation in front of her eyes.

The lashing still burned in his skin, as using ergy to soothe the pain seemed to be only making it difficult for him. June had explained the magic behind it yesterday after his punishmt was announced. Ward hadn't thought much of it back th, other than the sheer disrespect he'd have to go through.

But now, the pain makes him feel more...

Appartly, the damage to the psyche made it difficult for the Body, mind and soul to work in synergy. The lashing had created a glitch in his system, where the expditure of all forms of action would be tremdously difficult. Drawing power was abnormally hard and agonising, to say the least.

And yet, healing the psyche would only hast if he took action. So it was pain after all.

This was a rather vicious form of punishmt than he thought. Ward clashed his palms into fist.

June's soft palms clasped on his shoulder, telling him she was there. That she would not let this happ again.

The kiss ded quickly, but Ward was utterly transfixed, so thoroughly, that he was unable to say any words. His mouth hung op, wordless.

"Don't fret too much about what you were; look forward to what you can become."

All the courage June mustered seemed to vanish from her being after she had done the deed. She bowed her head, unable to meet his gaze, her cheeks turning red. Ev her ears tingled in embarrassmt.

"So, my dless aura of vulnerability worked?" Ward asked with a laugh, words finally coming to his lips as he licked them together to savour her taste.

June groaned. "Don't ruin the momt," she said, gritting her teeth.

"So, it's a yes, th?" Ward asked, a fire burning in his chest. It wasn't the fire of rage that was once prest a few minutes ago, but of a differt sort, of a beautiful sort. Something that can make the world a better place.

June did not answer, dropping her head ev below.

"June?"

"Hmm," she hummed softly, but Ward took that as an agreemt.

He didn't wait for another momt, clasped his palm over her shoulder and pulled her up. He met her gaze, which was wavering in embarrassmt. Ward smiled and leaned to kiss her.

June's kiss was rather soft, merely a peck on the lips. But now, he drew their lips into a proper kiss. A real kiss. Sweetness blossomed like a spring morning as heat grew betwe them. June let out a whimper, her palms clutched on his arm tightly.

The pain of his being vanished, and only the rush of passion remained.