CH 19

“…Did you change your mind about me?”

She didn’t want to cry, but her eyes were already wet. Celia couldn’t bear seeing Fabian’s face, so she looked at his toes instead. Fabian’s distorted face was noticeable.

“No way! My mind won’t change. Now and forever…”

“Then why…?”

When Fabian said he still loved her, Celia looked at him with hope. Ceila had predicted that his face would be crushed by suffering.

“His Majesty wants it. We are nobles.”

“But you said you loved me regardless of the family!”

“I did.”

That voice resounded heavily in Celia’s heart. You did. Are you gonna say you don’t love me now?

Fabian was trying to smile as he looked at Celia in despair.

“Celia… It’s just a marriage of convenience. Even though we’re apart, my heart…”

“No, no! I can’t get married like that! I’m leaving!”

“Celia!”

Celia clenched her teeth as Fabian’s expression became frightened.

“If you don’t want me, fine. Do whatever you want! I can run away even if I’m not with you…”

The truth is, Celia was preparing to run away alone. She sold her belongings to raise money and found a way to get out of the empire.

Fabian’s face was filled with fear as he looked at Celia in confusion. He looked at Celia blankly for a moment before opening his mouth as if he had made a decision.

“All right. I’m going too… But I also need to be prepared.”

{From here, Lee Da-jeong POV}

Now that she was thinking about it, she realized Fabian’s subsequent words were utter hypocrisy.

…Celia?

Celia was awakened by the soft, gentle voice. She saw the face of the person lying next to her as she opened her eyes. Leonis was looking at Celia’s face with a worried expression on his face.

“I woke up feeling as if I’d had a bad dream……”

‘A bad dream?’

As if the piercing pain in her chest was real, Celia pressed her hand against her chest. She felt weird.

‘But I’m not Celia….’

Why did I have this dream?

She has Celia’s memories, but because she has a stronger consciousness as Lee Da-jeong, she never considered it to be hers. But now she had an ominous feeling that Celia’s feelings and experiences were hers.

I don’t want that.

As she cried, her cheeks became moist. Celia did not cry in her dream, but she was crying as she dreamt. She felt strangely bad.

‘I am not Celia.’

But…What if it is not? I’m not possessed…

For a moment, Celia felt a slight vertigo from her anger. She c*mmitted s*icide in despair over Fabian’s betrayal, which might have brought back memories of her previous life.

‘That’s what makes me mad.’

A heavy sadness still weighed in her heart. Leonis hugged Celia slowly as she closed her mouth with a blank expression.

Celia rested her face on his chest, holding her breath. She was angry but it had nothing to do with her. It all happened to Celia Montague.

‘It has nothing to do with me.’

Celia hugged Leonis’ waist, a sad expression on her face. The stinging pain in her chest had not gone away.

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When her heart calmed and sorrow faded away, only anger was left. Celia decided that this dirty feeling should be washed away as soon as possible.

“…I don’t need to wash my face.”

Celia said it after noticing Leonis following her into the bathroom. Leonis, on the other hand, had a new look on his face after only a few days.

Celia, who had even been washed by Leonis, glanced at him in the mirror. Leonis’ complexion was not bad even in the morning after a full day of not having sex.

What, but in the original, if he didn’t have sex with Lily for even a single day, his condition worsened, didn’t it? With me….Is it fine because we did it a lot?

She thought it was impossible because it wasn’t accumulating any mileage, but Leonis’ complexion was calm.

Celia became a little nervous. It was just as dangerous if Leonis pretended to be calm in order to gain her favor.

‘My back is fine, and there too….because I am really fine….’

She thought she could do it with Leonis if she tried, even if it was a revision of the rated 19 novel. It was not bad to have sex with Leonis.

‘No, actually, it was pretty good.’

She simply felt as if she were losing her mind, but there’s nothing wrong with that. When things didn’t go well later, she reasoned that doing it with Leonis wouldn’t be so bad even if she divorced him.

“How about a bath?”

Celia mumbled, feeling her face turn red.

“Oh, won’t you give me a bath?”

It was still too much to ask for a hug, and Celia’s temptation (?) was the limit. Leonis was unaware of Celia’s intentions, but he was pleased when she asked to bathe with her.

(TL/N: the (?) is in the raws too.)

“If my wife wants it.”

Leonis smiled and took off her clothes. He couldn’t take his gaze away from Celia’s naked body, whose face was already hot.

The sun shone brightly through the thick glass. Leonis removed his underwear and approached Celia.

Since she was wearing an indoor dress, there was no corset. Leonis’ fingers, which had entered the hollow of Celia’s waist, pulled down her underwear as her dress and petticoat slid down her feet.

When both of them were completely naked, Leonis hugged her; There was not a single thread between them. It was warm because his body temperature was slightly higher than Celia’s.

“…Isn’t it cold?”

“A little…”

Winter came earlier in the northern Duchy ruled by Duke Cardian than in the capital city. So, while the Duke’s house usually had a warm breeze, there was a cool breeze in certain places like the bathroom.

Leonis pulled Celia and walked straight to the bathtub. Hot water poured out as soon as the faucet was turned on.

Leonis, who had joined Celia in the bathtub, began to gently wash her body with the water. Celia sighed deeply as she sat with her back to his chest.

She felt strange. She was married, but in just a few days, she was in Leonis’ arms and he became a bathing servant for Celia.

‘Even an ordinary couple wouldn’t do this much.’

It may happen in modern times, but it wasn’t common during the Middle Ages. They didn’t marry for love after all. But it was still so sweet……

In the moderately hot bath water, her skin turned pale pink. As he moved his hand to Celia’s body, Leonis fiddled and touched her nipples.

“Ah!”

Leonis’ pleasant laughter echoed as Celia twisted her body in his tenacious touch. Celia’s ears were irritated by his voice as he sat close to her.

“Do you want me to lick you? Like in your dreams.”

Celia swallowed her breath as she heard his sweet voice that gave her goosebumps. She had requested to be washed in order to seduce him, so she had no right to refuse.

“Then… a little bit.”

“Just a little bit?”

Leonis turned Celia’s body and looked at her playfully. His bright red eyes fluttered wildly. He seemed to be wondering if he could stop with just a little bit.

She could feel the water rising up to their navels.

“Do whatever you want… Ahhh!”

Leonis’ lips touched Celia’s chest as soon as he received the answer. Her face turned red as Leonis teased it with his tongue after biting her hard on the top of her chest.

“Nghh… Nghh…”

Celia’s waist was suddenly wrapped around a strong arm. Leonis sucked her nipples and fixed his burning stare on Celia. She was embarrassed to think that the expression she felt was reflected in those eyes.

‘It feels good.’

Celia’s nipples were skillfully rolled up and down by his slippery tongue. Her heart has been pounding as he licks the front of her hardened nipple with his teeth, slightly biting it.

“Ahh, shh…”

Leonis was, as expected, better in reality than in her dreams. Celia gasped and hugged Leonis’ head as he sucked hard with his lips and bit it provocatively again.

She desperately wanted to continue touching his black hair, but this was the first time she did so.

“Heuk, euk, ah…”

At his strong sucking, Celia flinched and closed her eyes. Although it was embarrassing, Leonis’ touch, which began to caress her body, was ecstatic.

‘Should we do it here?’

It’s been a while since we’ve done it, but if I think about my health, it’s probably best not to do it. However, there’s a good reason for it because of the curse, and I also wanted Leonis. What’s the problem with that? We’re both adults and we want it!

From the moment she hugged him, she knew Leonis was already ready. Leonis’ member, which had hardened between his thighs, was pressed against her stomach.

When she reached out to Leonis’ inner thighs in the water, he seemed to flinch.

‘Why?’

At first glance, Leonis had a look of bewilderment on his face as he looked at Celia with scorching eyes. Celia, on the other hand, was unconcerned and caressed Leonis’ thighs.

She had merely touched it but Leonis’ member was standing up in a frightening manner. Even the angle was frightening as well. Leonis’ lips distorted when he felt Celia’s hands while he was licking and sucking her nipples.

‘Are you feeling good?’

He felt good when she touched his inner thighs, which was firm and muscular.

“Ugh, uhh….”

It seemed that Leonis’ burning desire was reflected in his panting voice. Celia couldn’t control her curiosity and reached her hand towards Leonis’ member, but he grabbed her wrist in an instant.

“Celia…..”

Leonis whispered as he lifted her head from her saliva-soaked n*pples. His low hoarse voice was decadent.

“If that’s weird… Ugh.”

When Celia moved her body to nestle herself between Leonis’ arms, he paused and hugged her. Leonis was pressed against Celia, his member trapped between their bodies.

Leonis’ face was flushed with embarrassment for a brief moment.